Re: Ease of pronunciation

René wrote:
<<
Do any of you know whether there are vowels that are inherently
easier to
pronounce than others - for all people?
 >>

In theory, [@] (schwa) should be the easiest vowel to pronounce,
because it's supposed to be the sound you make if you vibrate
your vocal folds and your mouth is a completely neutral position.
(In practice, it takes a little bit of work to pronounce a true schwa.)
By this theory, I'm guessing that [E] should be easier to pronounce
than [e], actually, because it's lax, and the tongue is closer to its
rest position.  But, then again, I'm sure 99% of it language specific.

-David
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