Re: Okay, so...

Klaus Scholl wrote:
> B. T. Raven schrieb:
>> Genitive singular marker -is in the third declension was (and often 
>> is) pronounced short, like the end of the English word "miss." The 
>> ablative plural marking in the first and second declensions -is was 
>> pronounced like the end of the proper family name "Meese." So there 
>> would be no confusion even in rapid speech.
>>
>> Eduardus
> 
> Allow me a question which fits into this topic: how to differenciate
> 1) dixeris as fut. perf. act.
> and
> 2) dixeris as perf. act. subj.
> by pronounciation? I guess 1) is pronounced with a long "e":
"dicksáris",
> but what about 2)? Regards

There may not be any difference in the pronunciation of these forms. If 
there is, censeo, then it would be:

f.p. cēnsueris

perf. subj. cēnsuerīs

both accented on the antepenult.

Eduardus