Re: Tech: One, two, three, four, five consonant words

In a message dated 6/5/01 12:34:15 AM, dawier@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< I hear "hmoke" for "smoke" and "hleep" for "sleep", indicating an s>h shift

which isn't uncommon of course, but preaspirated consonants aren't a
distinctive

feature in English.  Hmong maybe, but not English. >>

    All of these and things like /ftring/ for "string" I have never heard by
anyone in my entire life.  Is this a regional dialect?  Why pronounce them
like that?  It seems to me like it would be more difficult than the way
you're supposed to pronounce it.  Is it easier for you all?

-David

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