[etni] Re: realy? finaly! (LL)

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Cindy,

my gut feeling is there's another layer to it. Hebrew defies doubling a 
letter - a word with a double letter (be it RR, LL, SS etc.) that 
transliterates from English into Hebrew inevitably loses one letter out 
(Look how Mississippi and Massachusetts spell in Hebrew...). Double 
letters are organically alien to Hebrew-speakers. Hence, when it comes 
to actively creating a double-letter combination, many are unable of 
overcoming their L1 spelling preferences.

Does it make sense? Of course I have no hard evidence to support the 
claim. I just "feel that way..." Realy. :)

Best -

Lev

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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: realy? finaly!  (LL)
> From: "cindy komet" <cindy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>And she said......
> "I thought that it was like adding only the 'd' when a verb ends in
>'e'."
> -Cindy
>


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