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Re: piQaD, and syllable-medial glottal stops (was: This'n'that)

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Oct 13 13:40:10 1993

Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
From: Randall Holmes <holmes@diamond.idbsu.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 93 07:41:38 -0600


It is hard for English speakers to start words with glottal stops
because, if I recall correctly, EVERY English vowel-initial syllable
starts with a glottal stop :-)  We don't know how to leave one off!!!

				--Randall Holmes


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