[BRLTTY] Probable contraction error: Lucknow
Dave Mielke
dave at mielke.cc
Mon Oct 9 14:22:55 EDT 2006
[quoted lines by Lee Maschmeyer on 2006/10/09 at 13:01 -0400]
>According to dictionary.com, the syllabification of Lucknow is luck-now.
>This being the case, using the know sign would be wrong since it crosses a
>syllable boundary.
I think I agree with you, but, if we worry about every single city in the world
we could end up with a huge list of exceptions. How far, in principle, ought
one go with these exceptions.
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