b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Biblical Hebrew Forum

List archive

Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew

From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
To: bill.rea AT canterbury.ac.nz
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:38:49 +0000

On 29/01/2006 21:16, Bill Rea wrote:

Yitzhak asked:-

What are tin ears

I case no one else has answered. Its a slang term for someone who cannot
distinguish some sounds. For example, Americans often cannot distinquish
between the New Zealand pronunciation of ``pin'' or ``pen''. Other have
trouble distinguishing between ``race'' and ``rice''. One could say such a
person, or people, had a tin ear. ...

Of course some might say that New Zealanders have tin tongues! ;-) Or should that be "ten tongues"?

--
Peter Kirk
peter AT qaya.org (personal)
peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
http://www.qaya.org/

Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Karl Randolph, 01/27/2006
- Message not available
  - Message not available
    - Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Rochelle Altman, 01/29/2006
      - Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Yitzhak Sapir, 01/29/2006
        
        Message not available
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Rochelle Altman, 01/30/2006
- Message not available
  - Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Herman Meester, 01/30/2006
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Karl Randolph, 01/27/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Rochelle Altman, 01/29/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Peter Kirk, 01/30/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Bill Rea, 01/30/2006
  - Message not available
    - Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Rochelle Altman, 01/30/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Karl Randolph, 01/31/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Herman Meester, 01/31/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Peter Kirk, 01/31/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Karl Randolph, 01/31/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] CV syllables, was music in Hebrew, Peter Kirk, 01/31/2006