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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:
> English <i> does not appear after <q> in native words. So what?
There are three answers to that:
(1) <q> does not occur in native English words - we have <qu>.
('Qantas' is Strine :).
(2) _Iraqi_. Only the Guardian spelt it <Iraqui>.
(3)
http://www.qinetiq.com/ .
These answers are not consistent, but I don't think you can
consistently reject them all.
Richard.