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   Tilde to HenHanna   
   Re: Japs can't pronounce L's (the Japane   
   29 Jun 24 22:19:36   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: invalide@invalid.invalid   
      
   HenHanna wrote:   
   >   
   > Does anyone (with knowledge of phonetics, phonology)   
   >      care to comment on how the Anglo-American views about   
   >   
   >            Japs can't pronounce L's   (the Japanese convert L's   
   into R's)   
      
   "japs" ????? really?   
      
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