a change from ad to a (in pronunciation)

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Junya
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a change from ad to a (in pronunciation)

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Hi.

I saw this sentence in a CD booklet.
Rumolde tam beate Margareta clamat a te
English translation attached to it :
Holy Rumoldus,Margaret cries to you
Is this a a simple misprint of ad ?
I thought so, but it also came to my mind that perhaps by economy of pronunciation ad te might change into a te.
ad te is a little difficult to pronounce, so the actual pronunciation might become a te or atte.

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Re: a change from ad to a (in pronunciation)

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Junya wrote:Is this a a simple misprint of ad ?
Yes // Ita est.
Junya wrote:...it also came to my mind that perhaps by economy of pronunciation ad te might change into a te.
ad te is a little difficult to pronounce, so the actual pronunciation might become a te or atte.
No way in written Latin, in my opinion, unless via Italian or French or Spanish. // Minimè latinâ scribendâ, meâ sententiâ, nisi viâ linguae Gallicae vel Italicae Hispanicaeve..
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.

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Re: a change from ad to a (in pronunciation)

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Thank you. :D

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