Re: [tied] Re: -osyo 4 (was: Nominative Loss. A strengthened theory

From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 32245
Date: 2004-04-24

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:15:01 +0000, Richard Wordingham
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
>wrote:
>> At 10:52:30 PM on Friday, April 23, 2004,
>> enlil@... wrote:
>>
>> > Miguel:
>> >> mettre /mEtr/ "to put"
>> >> mètre /mE:tr/ "meter"
>> >> maître /mE::tr/ "master"
>>
>> > Me:
>> >>Erh, I have to ask. Who says that besides you?
>>
>> > Miguel:
>> >> My French dictionary. Confirmed on sci.lang by Jacques
>> >> Guy, 5 or 6 years ago, I'd guess.
>>
>> Believe it or not, the discussion took place in 1996. (I
>> also thought that it was more recent than that.)
>
>Do you have a URL that will take us to it?

For instance:

http://www.google.nl/groups?q=French+vowels&selm=4usvc9%24mhr%40news.xs4all.nl&rnum=2

(Then click "complete thread")

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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