[alt-photo] Re: voiced fricatives

[Richard Knoppow]

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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: voiced fricatives


> Hi Judy, Loris, et al.
>
> (Serious workers who are short of time please refrain...)
>
> Although I'm aware that it's really bad manners for a 
> looong time silent lurker to suddenly jump into an already 
> overstressed OT subject, I can't resist "adding my grain 
> of salt" (and be it silver-salt) as we say in French for 
> "intervening without having been asked" - quite different 
> from the English meaning of "taking with a grain of salt". 
> So please forgive me and take it as a compliment for the 
> always entertaining social exchanges on this beloved list.
>
     Interesting to know the French term for this. In 
English, American English at least, one could say "stiking 
my oar in" or "my two cents worth", both fairly common. Also 
"butting in" as in "pardon my butting in but your pants are 
on fire".

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk at ix.netcom.com