Re: [Lingo] you have got to be kidding

[Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>]

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:06:38 +0900, "Stephen J. Turnbull"
<stephen@example.com> wrote:

> In hiragana, they are often used rather than the dash to indicate a
> long vowel.  Thus テメー but てめぇ.

Yabbut, I was taught that the kana い is used to lengthen the え sound
in え、け、せ、て、ね、へ、め、れ.

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