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Re: THEORY: clicks

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 8, 2002, 0:34
In a message dated 10Æ07Æ02 3x22x10 PM, robertg@AWOD.COM writes:


> I hadn't thought of that.  Does the (again, non-phonemic) "sucking > teeth" sound used (at least in English) to express frustration or > annoyance count as a click? >
I believe that's the same sound... Isn't it? The one where, if you were to try to write it in English, the closest you could come is "ntch"? If so, yes, that's a click. We have others. They're fun. ~:D -David "imDeziZejDekp2wilDez ZejDekkinel..." "You can celebrate anything you want..." -John Lennon