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From: andyb@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens)
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Subject: Phonetic spelling -- for French?
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Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 19:11:55 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 14 19:11:55 1984
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> French *is* spelled phonetically. The rules may be odd for
> most Americans, but do not seem that strange to most Italians.
> 
> 					Marco

When you say that French is spelled phonetically, I assume you mean
that a person who knows the pronunciation rules of the language can
correctly pronounce words that he has not heard before.

Would a person who knew the pronunciation of "mille" vs. "ville" be
able to guess the pronunciation of "fille"?	[mil / vil / fij]  

What about "nier" vs. "hier"?			[nie / jer]  
"Les hommes" vs. "Les homards"? 		[lezom / leomar]  
"Chirurgie" vs. "chiromancie"?			[shirurzhi / kiroma~si]


		Andy Behrens
		andyb@dartmouth.csnet
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