[pmmail-list] dipthong

[Bill Downall]

On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:39:00 +0000, Brian Morrison wrote:

>ROFL, but actually it is a combined vowel sound like the ee sound in
>phoenix or the ee sound in praepostor. 
>
>Now you're going to ask me what praepostor means aren't you?

It's actually spelled "diphthong", and pronounced "DIF-thong." Brian's 
right that it's a vowel combination, but in linguistics, it usually means 
there are multiple sounds for the vowel combination within a single 
syllable -- More like "down" than like "phoenix."

Bill
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