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Subject: Re: The Euro at $1.55 Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:01:08 +0100

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:47:37 -0500, erilar
wrote:

>In article ,
> Tim C. wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:05:38 +0100, Alfred Molon
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Funny that the
>> >vowels in English are pronounced as "ei", "i", "ai", "öu" and "iu".
>>
>> No, that's the "names" of the vowels.
>> Just like "ess-tsett" is not how "ß" is pronounced in German.
>
>Vowels are NOT "pronounced like" any universal letters of some universal
>alphabet. Alphabets(which can vary considerably) attempt to write down
>sounds like vowels, consonants, etc.

I know. That's the whole point.