[FairfieldLife] Re: Proper spelling

2005-04-28 Thread shukra69
It is just Hindi speakers pronouncing as in Hindi --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, at_man_and_brahman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My understanding of why Maharishi did that was to underscore that Sanskrit formalizes the general linguistic principle that consonants must be voiced, with a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Proper spelling

2005-04-28 Thread at_man_and_brahman
Isolated consonants, such as g, need a vowel in order to be pronounced. You have to say ga, ge, gi, go, or gu in order for the consonant to be heard. Otherwise, there if no flow of air that can be curtailed by the consonant sound. When a consonant falls at the end of a word, a vowel needs to be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Proper spelling

2005-04-28 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, at_man_and_brahman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My understanding of why Maharishi did that was to underscore that Sanskrit formalizes the general linguistic principle that consonants must be voiced, with a following vowel. By default, the vowel is a,

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2005-04-28 Thread off_world_beings
: off_world_beings To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:53 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Proper spelling was . MORE Recert News --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, benjaminccollins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the south of India (Tamil

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2005-04-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, benjaminccollins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the south of India (Tamil Nadu for example) they laugh about all those dropped letters as a northern thing...which by the way, is an insult. No they don't, because nobody dropped the A. POWER

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2005-04-27 Thread Llundrub
Why are you such an angry person off_world? - Original Message - From: off_world_beings To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:53 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Proper spelling was . MORE Recert News --- In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: Proper spelling

2005-04-27 Thread at_man_and_brahman
My understanding of why Maharishi did that was to underscore that Sanskrit formalizes the general linguistic principle that consonants must be voiced, with a following vowel. By default, the vowel is a, though the other vowels can be used if specified. In this northern thing, the consonants