[HANASHIR:16278] RE: just so we're clear on the matter...

[rahel <rahel...>]

At 01:49 PM 12/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>The 'W' sound that occurs between two vowels is a result of lazy 
>diction.  You can pronounce it 'ru-ach' or 'ruwach' -- it's a matter of 
>paying attention to detail.


Except for the fact that the word is Ru- ach: raysh-vav-chet. The chet 
having a patach under it and it being the last letter in the word, 
therefore pronounced: ach.

Yes, it's a matter of paying attention to detail. No, it is not pronounced 
ru-wach.

Rahel

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