Re: :::Small AES question:::

From: Volker Hetzer (volker.hetzer@ieee.org)
Date: 03/10/03 

From: "Volker Hetzer" <volker.hetzer@ieee.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:00:09 +0100

"Lassi Hippeläinen" <lahippel@ieee.orgies.invalid> wrote in message news:3E6C9E54.FDBE7D24@ieee.orgies.invalid...
> Volker Hetzer wrote:
> Therefore some Polish names seem to contain
> far too many consonants. Usually you take a group of consonants and
> produce only one sound.
Yup. It's always fun to try to guess *which* sound. :-)

Greetings!
Volker

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