Cool phonetic illusion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQoYKuNcCpU

1. Watch the video and try to identify the syllable being pronounced
(the onset; the vowel is obvious)
2. Play it again, but this time close or avert your eyes.

I wonder if field linguists with experience in sound transcription are
less susceptible to this?

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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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