Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-21 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-07-21 5:13, Bob W wrote: you have to learn about things like labiodental fricatives first. Just watch out for the bilabial fricatives. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

RE: PESO - voice

2010-07-21 Thread Bob W
> > In the other instance it is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which > > is a way of representing the sounds of different languages. I had to > > learn and use it when I was a student. It's very useful, although it > > doesn't necessarily help one reproduce the sounds. Being able to write > >

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-21 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/21/2010 11:37 AM, Bob W wrote: that's what IPA is for. In one instance it is a type of beer which, given a large enough dose, makes anyone seem fluent in any language. In the other instance it is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which is a way of representing the sounds of different la

RE: PESO - voice

2010-07-21 Thread Bob W
> On 7/21/2010 1:01 AM, Bob W wrote: > > glaz nye goloss > > One of the most interesting things in linguistics IMO is how to write a word in > one tongue so that it will be properly pronounced in another. > Case to point - my GPS program is all English based, so that Gan Rave > Interchange (Rave s

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/20/2010 6:57 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Doug, Where did you find those foreign letters on the sign? It doesn't look like Kentucky any more, But the boy is wearing Swim Team in english letters? Regards, Bob S. I might as well argue, Bob, that these letter are not /entirely/ foreign. Some eve

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/21/2010 1:01 AM, Bob W wrote: glaz nye goloss By the way "glas" (probably written by Bob as "glass") is the slightly archaic form of "golos(s)" and means the same - "voice"... E.g. "glas(s) naroda(h)" - "voice of the people". Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/21/2010 1:01 AM, Bob W wrote: glaz nye goloss One of the most interesting things in linguistics IMO is how to write a word in one tongue so that it will be properly pronounced in another. Case to point - my GPS program is all English based, so that Gan Rave Interchange (Rave should be p

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Igor Roshchin wrote: >> >> Doug, >> >> I must be sleeping again, but I didn't get why it is called "voice". >> Maybe I am overcomplicating it, but all my guesses are weak. >> >> Also, - where was it - in Brooklyn? I see what looks like an ad di

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Doug Brewer
Igor Roshchin wrote: Doug, It's actually "glaz", which means "eye". :-) Igor eye, voice. Guess I'll stick with the mother tongue. Thanks. Funny though. I like the photo. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the P

RE: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Bob W
glaz nye goloss > > > > Doug, > > It's actually "glaz", which means "eye". > :-) > > > Igor > > > > Tue Jul 20 13:03:08 CDT 2010 > Doug Brewer wrote: > > > >> http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/voice-0 > > > > Igor (and Bob), no worries. I don't think anyone else got it either. > > It was k

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
Doug, It's actually "glaz", which means "eye". :-) Igor Tue Jul 20 13:03:08 CDT 2010 Doug Brewer wrote: > >> http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/voice-0 > > Igor (and Bob), no worries. I don't think anyone else got it either. It > was kind of a stretch. > > The letters looked Cyrillic to me

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-07-20 11:57, Bob Sullivan wrote: Doug, Where did you find those foreign letters on the sign? It doesn't look like Kentucky any more, But the boy is wearing Swim Team in english letters? Regards, Bob S. That's a Cyrillic sign, it appears. Don't know why there'd be one in Kentucky. :-)

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Doug Brewer
Igor Roshchin wrote: Doug, I must be sleeping again, but I didn't get why it is called "voice". Maybe I am overcomplicating it, but all my guesses are weak. Also, - where was it - in Brooklyn? I see what looks like an ad display that is in Russian. Igor Mon Jul 19 20:22:02 CDT 2010 Doug Brewe

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
Doug, I must be sleeping again, but I didn't get why it is called "voice". Maybe I am overcomplicating it, but all my guesses are weak. Also, - where was it - in Brooklyn? I see what looks like an ad display that is in Russian. Igor Mon Jul 19 20:22:02 CDT 2010 Doug Brewer wrote: > http://dou

Re: PESO - voice

2010-07-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Doug, Where did you find those foreign letters on the sign? It doesn't look like Kentucky any more, But the boy is wearing Swim Team in english letters? Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > http://dougbrewer.posterous.com/voice-0 > > enjoy > > -- > PDML Pentax-Di