[Avodah] [Areivim] Oh, Oy, Ow

[Allan Engel]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 06:01:42PM +0100, Allan Engel wrote:
> : 1. Rhymes with 'grow', qometz/shuruk

> I was saying, and I believe RHM was too, that "grow" and qamatz-shuruq
> don't actually rhyme.

I didn't make myself clear enough, it's not two syllables, but
a contraction of those two vowel sounds. So If you form your mouth to
make a qametz and then segue into a shuruk, and contract the two sounds
quickly, you get the sound of an 'american' cholam.

Now, if somebody could just fathom how the 'american' sheva has mutated
into a chirik, I'll be most interested.