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Old 17-Sep-2005, 04:45
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Default Re: phonetic readings "hi:" or "i:"

With the first one, it would be very common to drop the 'h' to run the words together- it would slow things down. With the second, more speakers would say it, but a few would omit it too, especially in some regions.
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