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But there is long A, which makes it relatively similar to me. Our linguistic forebears would pronounce it "Sin George"

Posted by crash davis 😺 (aka crash davis) Feb 19 '24, 13:17

which seems further away to me.

I thought you guys would be more "Sin Zhorzh" since you keep other parts of the archaic form of the language alive (like the extraneous u)

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Using the IPA symbols [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ], that's exactly what it is. - Reagen Feb 19, 13:21 6
- I'm just going by what I hear on the audio file they've linked to the page. Maybe I'm hearing it differently. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 19, 13:26 5
  - Yes, you're inserting a t sound when there isn't one. -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 13:30 4
    - No, I'm not talking a T. I'm talking about AYN vs IN. The audio file sounds to me like SAYN when I expected SIN -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 19, 13:33 3
      - French typically doesn't have the "in" vowel. -- (link) - Reagen Feb 19, 13:38 2
        
        ah, I see. I'm going to learn Spanish and then I'll move on to French in a few years -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 19, 13:39
        
        And French -- (link) - Reagen Feb 19, 13:39

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But there is long A, which makes it relatively similar to me. Our linguistic forebears would pronounce it "Sin George"

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