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Old 02-12-2007, 12:41 AM   #266
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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla View Post
English has few pure vowels; they are most often either iotized or they are mainly one vowel with a faint tail of another, e.g. the English long "O" finishes up with a tiny "U" at its end . . .
(mutters) bone, phone, home. Huh. yeah.

Yo hablo espanol. Hmmm . . . cool.

2)Labret from Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: la·bret
Pronunciation: 'lA-br&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin labrum
: an ornament worn in a perforation of the lip
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