Re: Improved (Short) Ygyde

On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 07:15:21PM -0400, Robert B Wilson wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:19:01 -0400 "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...>
> writes:
> <snippage>
> > I agree. I have a lot of trouble distinguishing between [I] and [i];
> > I can
> > hear the difference easily, but I think of them as the same phoneme,
> > and I
> > often mispronounce one for the other. But I like [y], I think it's
> > a
> > beautiful sound.[1] :-)
>
> i think [y] is a very ugly sound, but i like [Y]...
[snip]

Hmm, I have quite the opposite perception. I find [Y] quite ugly, whereas
[y] is soothing and smooth.

I also find [a] more pleasant than [&]. [1] Everyone to his own tastes, I
guess.


[1] By which I mean [{] in the "official" X-SAMPA (ae-ligature).


T

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