Vanessa Swenson
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| Industry | Student |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Portuguese, sometimes |
| Location | South of Campus, Utah, Afghanistan |
| Interests | Reading, Sports, Languages, Making Movies, Being Snarky, Gum |
| Favorite movies | Star Treks; Ocean's 11, 12, 13; LOTR, Field of Dreams, West Wing DVDs, Harry Potters |
| Favorite music | Ryan Adams, Francis Cabrel, Owen, Maná, Mason Jennings, José González, Orishas, Craig David, Gérald De Palmas, Garou, Sarah McLachlan, Yannick Noah, Dashboard Confessional, Dixie Chicks, Iron & Wine, Gipsy Kings, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Copeland, Calogero, Madredeus, Kyo, Capital Inicial, Sheryl Crow |
| Favorite books | My Name is Asher Lev, The Gift of Asher Lev, Escape from Warsaw by Ian Serraillier, Harry Potter in various languages, History of the Portuguese Language by Paul Teyssier, from Latin to Portuguese by Edwin Williams, Obra Poética by Fernando Pessoa |
How do you pronounce the 'g' in bologna?
The {gn} is actually an orthographic representation of the palatal [ɲ] sound. So of course I produce the [ɲ], don't you?