Pronunciation of word final "a" in sanskrit

[Mani Varadarajan]

> As is evidenced by clipping of the word-final "a" in Karnataka to
> produce
> "Karnatak" by a kanndaiga himself in the midst of this very discussion
> :-)
> ------------------------------
> From: Balaji Hebbar <bhebbar at EROLS.COM>
> ...............
> This  has  never  been  a  problem  anywhere  in  coastal  Karnatak.  I
> would  even  add  Uttar  Karnatak.  ............

All the more humorous since Mr. Hebbar is actually
originally a Srivaishnava of Tamil origin...
Interesting how one's environment changes one's
speech patterns...

Mani