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Re: [ceqli] Re: Vowel combos



on 2/9/04 6:15 PM, HandyDad at lsulky@hidden.email wrote:

> --- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, Rex May - Baloo <rmay@m...> wrote:
> 
>>> So I suggest that we retain the
>>> form "Cy-" and "Cw-",  not permit adjoining vowels ever, and
>>> prohibit "Cuw-" and "Ciy-". (I think we're okay with "Cow-".)
>> 
>> Yes, and yes.  I'm not so sure about Cow.  Probably trying to
> contrast o and
>> ow wouldn't work too well.
>> 
> 
> I meant like "kwa" versus "kowa"...would people who find "kwa"
> difficult be inclined to turn it into "kowa" or only "kuwa" ?
> 
Ah.  Gee, I think it's a lot easier than the spelling makes it look, though.
Even Poirot can say 'quoi'.

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