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Lord_of_Minas_Morgul_75
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on: October 17, 2004 08:56
I was re-reading all the lessons and during lesson one, for the diphthong "ui" the example is ruin, but in ruin you pronounce the u and I seperately, and according to the definition, a diphthong is a comination of consecutive vowels that makes ONE SOUND. could sombody give me another example? Is it anything like the french "oui?" Thanks bunches
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on: October 17, 2004 11:08
I don't think English has that sound, but the one that comes close is the 'uoy' of 'buoy'.

Some other examples from other languages:
Latin: hui
Dutch: foei
French: grenouille
Spanish: muy
Yassë engë lómë, anarties calali.
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