My latest article for The Week is on sound distinctions that other languages make but we don’t. Some of these are things that even linguistics students don’t notice until they’re pointed out. It includes a video!
The subtle sounds that English speakers have trouble catching
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Tagged allophones, aspiration, creaky voice, glottal stop, phonemes, phonemics, sounds, speech sounds, The Week, vocal fry
I have heard from various people that certain speech and quasi-speech sounds can be quite irritating. Now, some of them are normal enough when used just a little here and there – it’s just their overuse or overly obtrusive use that’s the issue. Some are simple matters of taste and don’t bother some people at all. Some are probably best left undone altogether. But, just to make the point in an in-your-face and just slightly tongue-in-cheek way, I’ve titled my latest article for TheWeek.com…
Wear it proudly:
I operate on a NEED-TO-KNOW basis. I need to know EVERYTHING.
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