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Originally Posted by Celuien
It is nice to have Welsh names here, even if I can't get the wet l. I read somewhere that the proper sound is made by positioning for an l and blowing.  I've never heard it due to the prevalence of using a longer ordinary l. And we lose the clear y too.
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Isn't the Welsh 'll' proncounced more or less, 'tl'?
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French. I know what you mean.
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Des Moines, Iowa is 'Duhmoyn'
Du Bois, Pennsylvania is 'Dooboyz'. I made a point of asking last time I was through...
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