To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: French OU
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 13:59:16 -0600
A few french vowels present nuances in their pronunciation, but it is not
the case of the OU sound.
Oui? As actually spoken by those unfortunates who have not had the
advantage of instruction in good usage by M. Grevisse? . . . I am
inquiring, not calling the statement into question; it's just that in
English we generally find that those most anxious to define good usage are
generally least conscious of linguistic actualities.
Stoney Breyer
Writer
Touchwood, Inc.
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