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In response to "But there is long A, which makes it relatively similar to me. Our linguistic forebears would pronounce it "Sin George"" by crash davis 😺

Using the IPA symbols [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ], that's exactly what it is.

Posted by Reagen Feb 19 '24, 13:21

the ɛ̃ is "in" as in 'vin', French for wine, and slightly nasalized. The end t is completely dropped.

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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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