Posted by Penny on March 5, 2002, at 15:37:40
In reply to llinguists? help please, posted by trouble on March 5, 2002, at 15:22:45
> Why would any word start w/ two letter lls? Does anyone know, this is really bugging me!
>
> ttrouble
It's a word of Spanish origin. In the Spanish alphabet, there's a double ll (pronounced el-ye), as in the phrase "Me llamo...," which means "My name is...." but in that case, the word "llamo" is prounounced "yamo'. Llama can be pronounced with an English pronunciation "Lama" or a Spanish "Yama".Penny
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