Jens:
> I am not sure I do not myself have an opposition between
>
> /pa/ <par> '(a) pair'
> /pa:/ <parre> 'to pair'
> /pa::/ <parrer> 'pair(s)' (prs.) or sg. 'person who pairs'
> /pa:::/ <parrere> 'pairers' (pl. 'persons who pair')
And don't forget /pa:::::::::/ 'Paaaaaaaaaa?????!!!!'
Can anyone see now how the concept of double-length has now
been contorted into some artsy concept that hasn't anything to
do with true linguistics? If you honestly speak like this, Jens,
then I'm sure that people must be giving you double glances and
strange looks. This might be normal for people with cerebral
palsy or some other neuromuscular disorder but an average person
with an average capacity for speech is not making such contrasts.
And I still object to Miguel's French lesson. I don't hear such
a thing at all. At best, a difference between /mEtR/ and /mE:tR/.
= gLeN