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unpronounceability

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  • They should add a particular greek letter to their name both to raise unpronounceability and appropriateness.

    A modest suggestion Stephen Daugherty 2009

  • They should add a particular greek letter to their name both to raise unpronounceability and appropriateness.

    Archive 2009-02-15 Stephen Daugherty 2009

  • Porolahdenkuja = raindeer-gulf alleyThere is a point when a non-modern-English placename enters the realm of Birthright-like in its unpronounceability.

    EN World D&D / RPG News 2010

  • Although most of these become obscure because of the unpronounceability of their Latin construction (the modest wild rose languishes under the burden of Rosa bourgeauiana), the names of some gentlemen and scholars long dead flourish under the noses of gardeners around the world: begonia (Michel Bégon); bougainvillea

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 2 1982

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