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Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Rybka?

Author: Olivier Deville

Date: 04:14:07 12/07/05

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On December 07, 2005 at 07:03:14, Olivier Deville wrote:

>On December 07, 2005 at 05:11:54, John J. J. Smith wrote:
>
>>Since this is the lastest and greatest, we need to pronounce it correctly. Is it
>>Rib-ka or R-eye-b-ka or something else?
>
>The "y" of Rybka is a sound that does not exist in most languages.
>
>By pronouncing it somewhere between "i" and "u", you will get an approximation.
>
>Olivier

The way English speakers pronounce vocals may be confusing ;)

I mean "y" is between "ee" and "oo" - but it is a short vocal.

Olivier



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