Sunday, September 10, 2006

Tower of Babel with us

Why is the letter b in German specialized as in -
der Fuß (meaning, foot)
Why? Is this to emphasize intensity of sound and stress?

My friend, Amekico, replied and said -

It is no "b" but an own letter - compare B and ß.
ß, known as "Eszett" or "scharfes S", is pronounced like an unvoiced "s".

He sent me a link and I thought it was a broken record.
Funny, how people make language so difficult.


Somehow, I think man is being punished – as in the Tower of Babel story.

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