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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