oh, ok. thanks for pointing this out...
so the me in metta would be pronounced like the me in the english word "men"
...
is that right?

with metta
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On 2/26/08, Gunnar Gällmo <gunnargallmo@...> wrote:
>
> --- P G Dave <pgd2507@... <pgd2507%40gmail.com>> skrev:
>
> > *diirgha*
> > aa
> > ii
> > uu
> > e
> > ai
> > o
> > au
>
> It is true that e and o are described as always long
> in Sanskrit grammars, but at least in Pali, they are
> in practice short if followed by two consonants (e. g.
> mettaa or semha).
>
> In this case, however, the syllable will remain long.
>
> Gunnar
>
> http://metrobloggen.se/esperanto
>
>
>
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