[Magdalen] Calvary is the New Cavalry.

[Robert Rea]

On Saturday, March 14, 2015 11:41:47 AM Scott Knitter wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 9:35 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's called epenthesis, the addition of a vowel or consonant to make
> > pronunciation easier. Epenthesis is so common (and so old) that
> > there's a word in sanskrit for it (which I can't remember).
> 
> Interesting that there are languages that have mechanisms for making
> things easier to pronounce. In English, we have our "an" instead of
> "a" before words starting with a vowel. In Welsh, initial consonants
> of some words are "mutated" in particular situations. "Mawr," for
> example, means "big" or "great," as in Bryn Mawr, or "big hill." But
> if it follows an l, the m goes to an f, which is pronounced as a v
> unless doubled: "Hwyl fawr" is a common goodbye meaning literally
> something like "big fun." Even proper nouns can mutate, as "Paris"
> becomes "Maris" after particular consonants.
> 
> This seems kind, although it does seem a bit forward to rename a major
> city just to facilitate pronunciation. :) And that's everything I
> think I know about Welsh. Hwyl fawr! ("Hoo-eel vow-er")

Is the Sanskrit word 'sandhi'?

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