Re: Vowels?
From: | Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...> |
Date: | Thursday, January 24, 2002, 7:56 |
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Adam Walker wrote:
> >From: Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...>
> >Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 15:20:06 +1100
> >
> > >
> > > Weird! ;) Mine only round for the wr- group.
> >
> >Erm... are you saying you distinguish 'write' from 'right'!? I didn't
> >think anyone did! (For the record, my lips are always rounded when I say
> >an R.)
>
> I didn't think anyone *ELSE* did. I thought *I* was the only wr-rounder!!
No, you misread me. I always round them. 'Write' and 'right' both start
with a rounded /r\/. It's less rounded when between two unrouded vowels,
but still rounded.
Tristan