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  • From: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>
  • To: "b-hebrew-lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Was Schewa really silent?
  • Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:34:14 -0500

Joel, I just checked the Merriam-Webster Geographical Names section of their dictionary, and they give "(')shree" as an alternative pronunciation for the Sri in Sri Lanka. So it is correct to pronounce it that way, but not the most common or correct way to say it. The double "e" is really a single "e" with a horizontal line over it, but the result is the same, for the dictionary gives examples for pronouncing such an "e" as "easy, mealy."

Yours,
Harold Holmyard




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