Re: [tied] Glen's Strange Rule

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 8735
Date: 2001-08-24

Peter:
>Doesn't modern French use a rounded mid vowel as its neutral vowel? >As in
>"le" (when the e is sounded)? Or am I mistaken?

Yes. Even unrounded in rapid speech, if I'm pronouncing everything
correctly. (In fact some Quebecois francophones may be heard saying
an unrounded /E~/ for "un" as well.)

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gLeNny gEe
...wEbDeVEr gOne bEsErK!

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