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A letter whose so-called "long" sound is actually a close diphthong, as the Greeks and Romans recognized in spelling it ai and ae respectively. The mistake occurred in English, according to [[L. Sprague de Camp|de Camp]], when the vowel shift made [[E]] represent the Latin I-sound, and drove the I up to where there was nothing to do but become a diphthong. | A letter whose so-called "long" sound is actually a close diphthong, as the Greeks and Romans recognized in spelling it ai and ae respectively. The mistake occurred in English, according to [[L. Sprague de Camp|de Camp]], when the vowel shift made [[E]] represent the Latin I-sound, and drove the I up to where there was nothing to do but become a diphthong. | ||
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A letter whose so-called "long" sound is actually a close diphthong, as the Greeks and Romans recognized in spelling it ai and ae respectively. The mistake occurred in English, according to [[L. Sprague de Camp|de Camp]], when the vowel shift made [[e]] represent the sound [i], and drove i up to where there was nothing to do but become a diphthong. | A letter whose so-called "long" sound is actually a close diphthong, as the Greeks and Romans recognized in spelling it ai and ae respectively. The mistake occurred in English, according to [[L. Sprague de Camp|de Camp]], when the vowel shift made [[e]] represent the sound [i], and drove i up to where there was nothing to do but become a diphthong. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:01, 19 June 2024
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| A letter whose so-called "long" sound is actually a close diphthong, as the Greeks and Romans recognized in spelling it ai and ae respectively. The mistake occurred in English, according to de Camp, when the vowel shift made E represent the Latin I-sound, and drove the I up to where there was nothing to do but become a diphthong. |
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| A letter whose so-called "long" sound is actually a close diphthong, as the Greeks and Romans recognized in spelling it ai and ae respectively. The mistake occurred in English, according to de Camp, when the vowel shift made e represent the sound [i], and drove i up to where there was nothing to do but become a diphthong. |
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