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stoutfellow ([personal profile] stoutfellow) wrote2006-06-08 03:39 pm
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Overthinking

You know you're in some kind of trouble when, reading an "Ozy and Millie" strip in which Mr. Llewellyn is recounting a story about his Chinese ancestor Ped Xing, you find yourself trying to remember if any of the Chinese languages permit voiced stops in syllable-final position.

[identity profile] toraks.livejournal.com 2006-06-09 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)

Hee hee! I was trying to figure out how you might pronounce it. My knowledge of Chinese being next to none, didn't figure it out at all.

Oh well!