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Re: C_j vs Cj vs C_jj

From:<veritosproject@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 17:13
You have it easy.  I am physically incapable of saying [r], and can
only palatalise plosives.

On 6/14/06, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> As I mentioned, I'm learning Ukrainian. One of the words I've learned > is that for moon: /'mis_j.ats_j/. But it keeps coming out as > ['mis_j.jats_j/]. My Ukrainian coworker can't help but try to correct > me when I say it, even though she helpfully told me not to worry, > since all Americans make the mistake. > > AAAAAARGH! I'm an Ugly American!! I might as well go all out: use > [r\] instead of [r], diphthongalize all my long vowels... [doubr\i: > dein. j&k ZItjAw]. Or just speak English, but LOUDER. > > Woe is me... > > I'm practicing releasing the [s_j] without a [j] slipping in there, > but it's hard, especially since I can't really hear the difference > myself... > > -- > Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> >