Bella???

Amy Z lupinesque at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 6 17:33:40 UTC 2004


Jen, the invaluable Resident Classicist, wrotE:

>    2.  In a three (or more) syllable word, stress the 
antepenultimate,
>    unless the penult is long, in which case you stress that.  The 
penult
>    is long if it contains a long vowel or a short vowel followed 
by two
>    or more consonants.

How does one know whether the vowel is long or short?

Amy





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