tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 09 14:54:30 1999
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Re: pongwIj
jatlh DujHoD:
> I pronounce Regina with stress on the second syllable: re-JEE-nuh. (Of
> course, some people may pronounce it differently.) {rejIy'na} would place
> stress on the second syllable.
Again, my point is that {'} forces you to pronounce a glottal stop, though
one might not exist in the original name. Lack of {'} does not stop you
from stressing whatever syllable you want. Why make up sounds that aren't
already there? (If the answer to this question is "Because I want to,"
that's all the reason you need. But realize that {rejIy'na} does not sound
like re-JEE-nuh. It sounds more like re-JEE<choke>-naa.)
SuStel
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