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[Facts] Re: Pronounciation question
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Anneza
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12/19/2002, 4:32 AM
in reply to
a message by Yahalome
Same problem with hegemony. A letter G followed by a vowel pronounced with the tongue over half-way up the mouth makes a J sound; low vowels give a G sound. ImoJen, therefore.
Gareth
and
Jill
are helpful mnemonics.
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Yahalome
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12/19/2002, 9:58 PM
My mom taught me that g followed by i or e has the soft, or j sound; usually. Y :)
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