jonadab@bright.net (Jonadab the Unsightly One) wrote on 04.05.01 in <3af2a78b.1662663@news.bright.net>:
> mhgraham@umich.edu (Dances With Crows) wrote:
>
> > Hmm. For "Athlon", the thl consonant combination occurs in such a way
> > that the speaker can split the word into two syllables, "ath" and "lon",
>
> Yes, you can do that, but people typically don't. Not sure why.
Strange. I wouldn't dream of doing it any other way. The "A-thlon" version
seems extremely unlikely to me.
MfG Kai
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