[Spellyans] More on bys/bes words and diacritical marks

[Michael Everson]

At 08:26 +0000 2008-07-11, Jon Mills wrote:
>Sorry to throw a spanner in the works, Michael. But I feel sure that 
>I've heard people pronouncing the words [rI:z].

What orthography were they users of? No orthography to my knowledge 
recommends the pronunciation of that word as anything but [re:z].

I am in Budapest and do not have my dictionaries to consult.
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Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com