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From: iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Ivan A Derzhanski)
Subject: Re: Pronouncing your name in another language
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Organization: Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh, UK
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Date: Sun, 15 Jan 1995 22:50:07 GMT
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In article <D2G9pL.F36@actrix.gen.nz> "Paul J. Kriha" <kriha_p@actrix.gen.nz> writes:
>[Czech] "Slav slavne^ sla'vu slavny'ch Sla'vu'!"
[...]
>I can imagine him with a smirk on his face, saying
>"just try to do this with a non-Slavic language you lot".

Here goes:

  `Gloriously glorify the glorious Glaurung's glory.'

(If you don't know who Glaurung is, read _The Silmarillion_.)

-- 
`Don't know whit ye're bletherin aboot', said Peter.    (The Glasgow Gospel)
Ivan A Derzhanski (iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk, iad@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu)
* Centre for Cognitive Science,  2 Buccleuch Place,   Edinburgh EH8 9LW,  UK
* Cowan House E113, Pollock Halls, 18 Holyrood Pk Rd, Edinburgh EH16 5BD, UK
