Re: CHAT: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences)

Josh Brandt-Young wrote:
> In fact, I've never met a native (American) English speaker who
> pronounced /u/ as IPA [u].
I notice that /u/ tends to be slightly fronted and laxer.  Not quite
central, but close.  Actually, I believe there are dialects that use /y/
for /u/.

Also, in my speach, the rounding is a bit lax.  /w/, on the other hand,
is pretty much as round as you can get.  I find producing an IPA /u/ to
be a bit of a work out for my tongue and lips.  :-)

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