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 December 19 2004, 17:59 PM |
Ailill
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| December 19 2004, 18:03 PM |
Conor
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Muhahaha - cool links
BTW, where did you get "fionnfhuar"? |
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| December 19 2004, 18:04 PM |
Ailill
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| Conor wrote: |
Muhahaha - cool links
BTW, where did you get "fionnfhuar"? |
Just saw it used by other people as "cool !".
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| December 19 2004, 18:10 PM |
Peggi
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Neat, Ailill!
Wasn't somebody asking about "cool" the other day?
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| December 21 2004, 0:15 AM |
siúcracos macseoin
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| Peggi wrote: |
Neat, Ailill!
Wasn't somebody asking about "cool" the other day? |
Yeah!! I was wondering about it!!!
Would "fionnfhuar" be pronounced something like: FEUNN-fuar?
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| December 21 2004, 0:52 AM |
Redwolf
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| siúcracos macseoin wrote: |
| Peggi wrote: |
Neat, Ailill!
Wasn't somebody asking about "cool" the other day? |
Yeah!! I was wondering about it!!!
Would "fionnfhuar" be pronounced something like: FEUNN-fuar? |
"FH" is usually silent, so I'd guess "FyUN-oo-ar"
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| December 21 2004, 1:04 AM |
páidín
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| Redwolf wrote: |
| siúcracos macseoin wrote: |
Would "fionnfhuar" be pronounced something like: FEUNN-fuar? |
"FH" is usually silent, so I'd guess "FyUN-oo-ar"
Redwolf |
The best way to think about "fh" is the way that sounds are produced in Irish. Unlike the English "f", a voiceless sound formed by placing the teeth against the lip (voiceless labiodental fricative), the Irish "f" is bilabial (uses the lips) to make the sound and almost sounds like simply blowing air. When lenited (adding the "h") sounds are softened. When you soften a breath of air, nothing comes out; thus, "fh" is silent.
That may be a tad bit confusing, but it just means that "fh" is silent because of the impossibility of sound. For further information on where I got those weird words (i.e. voiceless labiodental fricative), see here.
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| December 21 2004, 1:39 AM |
Peggi
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| páidín wrote: |
...snip.....
That may be a tad bit confusing, but it just means that "fh" is silent because of the impossibility of sound. For further information on where I got those weird words (i.e. voiceless labiodental fricative), see here. |
 I was wondering about that!
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| December 21 2004, 1:48 AM |
páidín
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| Peggi wrote: |
| páidín wrote: |
...snip.....
That may be a tad bit confusing, but it just means that "fh" is silent because of the impossibility of sound. For further information on where I got those weird words (i.e. voiceless labiodental fricative), see here. |
I was wondering about that! |
Do I detect sarcasm?
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| December 21 2004, 1:49 AM |
Redwolf
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| páidín wrote: |
| For further information on where I got those weird words (i.e. voiceless labiodental fricative), see here. |
I figured you were channeling Oisín! 
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