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#21
February 17th, 2005, 05:04 PM
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Tim Challenger writes:
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:11:03 -0800, Hatunen wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". ee ilee-ee nearly as good. Finnish "y" is really German "ü" in disguise, though but. Des 
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#22
February 17th, 2005, 05:04 PM
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Tim Challenger writes:
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:11:03 -0800, Hatunen wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". ee ilee-ee nearly as good. Finnish "y" is really German "ü" in disguise, though but. Des
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#23
February 17th, 2005, 05:11 PM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger
wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
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#24
February 17th, 2005, 05:11 PM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger
wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
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#25
February 17th, 2005, 05:53 PM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:12:51 +0100, Tim Challenger
wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:11:03 -0800, Hatunen wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". ee ilee-ee nearly as good. Double consonants are also "longer"; "tt" sounds different than "t", but you've pretty much got to be a Finn to hear the difference. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
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#26
February 17th, 2005, 05:53 PM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:12:51 +0100, Tim Challenger
wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:11:03 -0800, Hatunen wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". ee ilee-ee nearly as good. Double consonants are also "longer"; "tt" sounds different than "t", but you've pretty much got to be a Finn to hear the difference. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
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#27
February 17th, 2005, 10:30 PM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:12:04 +0100, Tim Challenger
wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:06:10 +0200, Markku Grönroos wrote: "Hatunen" kirjoitti viestissä ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". In Estonian edge of an ice shield is spelled jäääärve. I like it. It's the sound the first person who fell off one made. :-) I suppose with Estonian and Polish, you can get a whole alphabet together. I have a Polish friend who's surname is Hrycyszyn. With a spectacular nine consonants and zero vowels. He pronounces it "Richardson". -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
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#28
February 17th, 2005, 10:30 PM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:12:04 +0100, Tim Challenger
wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:06:10 +0200, Markku Grönroos wrote: "Hatunen" kirjoitti viestissä ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". In Estonian edge of an ice shield is spelled jäääärve. I like it. It's the sound the first person who fell off one made. :-) I suppose with Estonian and Polish, you can get a whole alphabet together. I have a Polish friend who's surname is Hrycyszyn. With a spectacular nine consonants and zero vowels. He pronounces it "Richardson". -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
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#29
February 18th, 2005, 08:00 AM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:04:09 GMT, Des Small wrote:
Tim Challenger writes: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:11:03 -0800, Hatunen wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:20:10 +0100, Tim Challenger wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:34:29 +0200, Lauri Levanto wrote: Yes, here in Findand we do have only Ii and Yli-ii. They're even better! ee-ee ee-lee-ee-ee :-)) You don't pronounce double vowels twice; doubling simply makes them "longer". ee ilee-ee nearly as good. Finnish "y" is really German "ü" in disguise, though but. Des This is fun: Ü-lee-eee which is remarkably close to what my 2-year-old calls his den (Höle). -- Tim C.
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#30
February 18th, 2005, 11:43 PM
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:30:59 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
wrote: I have a Polish friend who's surname is Hrycyszyn. With a spectacular nine consonants and zero vowels. I counted 6 and 3. He pronounces it "Richardson". Of course ;-) (change Arabic number to Roman numeral to email)
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