[tied] Re: Slavic palatalistions: why /c^/, /c/?

> >> No it wasn't. Cf. ORuss. spellings like c^judo, etc.
>
> > What phonetic sense is there in that? How would you
> > distinguish between /c^/ and /c^j/?
>
> I have no trouble pronouncing <c^judo> as written, and the
> result is clearly distinct from that obtained by pronouncing
> <c^udo> as written.
>

Do you also pronounce 'chew' differently from 'choo'?


Torsten