Toscead betweox fadungum "Mōtung:Canada"
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Hwý áwrítst þú ''Cænada''? I agree that this is the way modern anglophone Canadians and Americans say it, but it's not the way German or French speakers would say it: for them, the first 'a' is a real IPA /a/.
I guess the question is, do we base the OE spelling on Modern English pronunciation, or Modern English spelling? I would favour going with Modern English spelling, when there is at least one existing related language which uses the same spelling but pronounces that spelling approximately the way an Anglo-Saxon speaker would. In the case of Canada, ''Canada'' would be acceptable because the Anglo-Saxon pronunciation of ''Canada'' resembles modern German 'Kanada'.
Maybe that rule is overly complicated. Feel free to comment. --[[User:Saforrest|Saforrest]] 4 Mǽdmónaþ 2005 18:34 (UTC)
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