>
>I am sorry, this goes beyond the normal focus on this reflector, butr I can
>not let it pass.
>
>Someone said:
>
>
>>
>> -And why, oh why, do DX stations who can barely speak English use phonetics
>> they cannot pronounce? It's really funny. The French stations who use
>> "Florida," a word that is nearly impossible to pronounce for them, instead
>> of "France," which ought to be an easy one.
>>
>
>Well my friend, maybe he is trying to make things easier for you, looking
>for
>some phonetics from your cultural background.
>Don't laugh at someone who goes a step towards you. How many times did you
>try to use some phonetics in french?
>
? English pronunciation is not as easy as most Anglophones think. In
Spanish, there are several dozen sounds. In English, there are over 80
dozen sounds -- except in Texas, of course.
>
cheers, Marcelo
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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