Re: Debian prononciation (intro/about.wml)
On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 12:56:30PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote:
> Marcin Owsiany:
>
> > I'm not sure of word 'Debian' pronounciation. It's on the 'about' page, and
> > I've got to make it readable for a Polish-speaking person...
>
> On the Swedish page, I removed the reference to the pronounciation
> altogether. First I wrote something like "in English, it's pronounced as",
> but I didn't really like the way that looked.
Is it common to use IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) to denote
the pronounciation of Swedish? If so, maybe IPA is the solution? :-)
['debi*n]
where ' is supposed to be straight down (stress mark)
and * is supposed to be an upside-down "e", a.k.a. the "schwa",
the natural vowel. :-)
Anthony
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