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[magistralucis]

pronouncing the necron 'sz': personal rating list*

broke: /s/ only ('seras')

woke: /z/ only ('zeras')

provoke: /s/ and /z/ pronounced separately ('s-ze-ras')

bespoke: /ʂ/ or /ʃ/ ('scheras')

invoke: tensed fricative /s͈/ ('sseras')

misspoke: /s/ but evil ('ßeras')

(* Further notes in tags.)

[velaraffricate]

god i wish latin'd had /ʃ/ so we could have a proper letter for it in our alphabet

[o-wise-corvid]

Dathomir Daily

Tunorr su nī sho thol’onzhul. (Look me in the eye.)

(Toonorr soo neye shah thahl-onzh-ool.)

This is a statement used like “give it to me straight” or “come clean”. Eye contact isn’t usually done outside of intimate relationships of family or close loved ones. Otherwise it’s seen as threatening.

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[natequarter]

i love the ship name thomphrey. it's like, how many times can we abuse the letter h before it gives up?

[sera-wasnever]

Bless this random 1684 woman hand writing her recipe book for including a legend for the abbreviations she uses :')

[szaalek-czaje]

you are no longer tea D:

I'M STILL CUP OF TEA! Just in Czech* now.

[tobacconist]

what was everyones most insufferable childhood trait mine was that i refused to use paragraphs all through highschool and used pilcrows instead and even my teachers gave up arguing after a while because i would stubbornly insist it was more economical and if it was good enough for the holy bible it should be good enough for them

[poinsciuri]

wanna see a really funny stretch?

girl. the chemical formula of table salt is NaCl

[annikathewitch]

Atwùrmà nìhuyo: lhìñàn te mehi tikhìshè dihùjinathè

/a:θəɾma nihu:jo: ɫiɲan te: me:hi: ti:kʰiʃe di:həχi:na:tʰe me:hi:/

New game: guess what language I'm speaking.

[catboydan]

How do you pronounce the <ng> in the word "dinghy", as in a small boat?

I'm looking for answers from native or near-native English speakers, along with if you've heard this word spoken aloud before, and I've provided explanations of the 3 common <ng> pronunciations here:

/dɪŋi/ ding-y, rhymes with "thingy", with the from "singer" and no sound. click here for audio of this pronunciation

/dɪŋgi/ ding-gy, with the sound from the in "finger", has a hard sound. click here for audio

/dɪndʒi/ dindge-y, rhymes with "cringey". click here for audio

please feel free to put your selection + where you're from in the notes if you want to!

[ghelgheli]

if the nodes on the reblog graph feature were accounts rather than individual reblogs i think it would be possible to manufacture a non-planar reblog graph if you could get together five people and produce K5 (or, perhaps more interestingly, six people to coordinate the utility graph)

[blepzebul]

after all this time, i’ve come to the conclusion that a lot of topics stick in my head if you break down their etymology

[natequarter]

is it me or is the english /u/ a radically different sound to the french /u/

[quilveor]

I want to put ONE point up to argue against original message.

I am Polish. We pronounce "w" like the english "v".

This lets me treat "owo" and "uwu" like hard-sounding words, and not the weak puny "ołło" that englishmen do. There is power in those. Poverr, even.

Anyway Welsh is fucking awesome, you go dragons! Some day I'll try to learn it proper just because it would be REALLY COOL, I only know some words so far and biiiits of grammar [as I use it wildly whenever I need "draconic"], and i'm TRYING to learn pronunciation

as a welsh person i want you all to accept that W is a vowel because honestly it makes pronouncing acronyms so much easier. wlw becomes ‘ooloo’, wjec becomes ‘oojeck’, love yourselves and stop giving us shit when we tell you welsh has 7 vowels. english actually has 15 vowel sounds but because y’all only use 5 letters you have to rely on a spelling system devised by satan

[deliasamed]

Vowel and Consonant Sounds in Syllable

Vowel and Consonant Sounds in Syllable

  In linguistics, vowels and consonants are two fundamental speech sounds that make up the building blocks of spoken language. Vowels and consonants are distinct in terms of how they are produced and how they are perceived by listeners.   Vowels are speech sounds produced with an open vocal tract, allowing for relatively unimpeded airflow. The key characteristic of vowels is that they involve minimal constriction of airflow in the vocal tract. Vowels are typically classified based on their tongue position, lip rounding, and tension of the vocal cords. Examples of vowels include the sounds in words like beat, hot, and too. Vowels play a crucial role in determining the syllable structure of words and are often the central elements of syllables.   Consonants, on the other hand, are produced with some degree of constriction or closure in the vocal tract, which interrupts or modifies the airflow. Consonants can be further categorized based on where and how the airflow is obstructed. They involve different manners of articulation, such as stops (sounds like p and b), fricatives (sounds like s and f), and nasals (sounds like m and n). Consonants contribute to the articulatory and perceptual complexity of speech, allowing for the differentiation of sounds in words and the formation of distinct syllables.   Vowel and consonant combinations refer to the patterns and sequences in which these sounds appear within words. The arrangement of vowels and consonants in a word can carry significant linguistic and phonological information. Different languages have specific rules governing which combinations of sounds are allowed or disallowed, and these rules often contribute to the distinctive phonetic patterns of each language. The study of vowel and consonant combinations helps linguists understand the phonotactic constraints (permissible sound sequences) of a language and provides insights into its phonological structure.   In summary, vowels and consonants are fundamental components of spoken language, each with its own distinct articulatory and acoustic characteristics. The combinations and arrangements of these sounds within words contribute to the phonological patterns that shape the linguistic diversity we observe in the world's languages.             Monophthongs: Monophthongs are pure, single vowel sounds that do not glide or change in quality during their pronunciation. In other words, the tongue and mouth position remain constant throughout the production of the sound. These sounds are characterized by their stability and lack of movement. Examples of monophthongs include the vowel sounds in words like beat, cot, food, and got.             Diphthongs: Diphthongs are complex vowel sounds that involve a glide or movement from one vowel quality to another within a single syllable. In a diphthong, the tongue and mouth position change during the sound's production. Diphthongs are essentially a combination of two vowel sounds, where the sound starts at one vowel quality and glides to another. Examples of diphthongs include the vowel sounds in words like coin, loud, time, and boy,   /ɔɪ/ as in coin /aʊ/ as in loud /aɪ/ as in time /ɔɪ/ as in boy               Triphthongs: Triphthongs are monosyllabic vowel combinations and even more complex vowel sounds that consist of a glide or movement from one vowel quality to another and then to a third vowel quality, all within a single syllable. Like diphthongs, the tongue and mouth position change during the production of a triphthong. Triphthongs involve three vowel qualities in succession. However, triphthongs are less common across languages compared to monophthongs and diphthongs.   /eɪə/ - as in player /aɪə/ - as in firefighter /aʊə/ - as in flower /ɔɪə/ - as in lawyer   In summary, monophthongs are single, stable vowel sounds, diphthongs involve a glide from one vowel sound to another, and triphthongs involve a glide through three vowel sounds within a single syllable. These terms help describe the varying ways in which vowel sounds are produced and perceived in languages.             Digraphs: A digraph is a combination of two letters that represent a single sound or phoneme. The letters can be either vowels or consonants. Digraphs are often used to represent sounds that are not typically represented by a single letter. Here are some examples of digraphs:   /ʃ/ as in shoe - This represents the sh digraph. /θ/ as in think - This represents the th digraph. /tʃ/ as in cheese - This represents the ch digraph. /dʒ/ as in judge - This represents the j (or g in some cases) digraph.               Trigraphs: A trigraph is a combination of three letters that represent a single sound or phoneme. Trigraphs are less common than digraphs, but they also serve to represent specific sounds. Here are some examples of trigraphs:   ear   as in beard eer   as in cheer ere   as in there ore   as in store dge   as in bridge igh    as in sigh tch    as in fetch oul    as in could ure    as in measure               Morphographs: Morphographs are letter combinations that carry meaning in terms of morphemes (the smallest units of meaning in a language). Morphographs can include prefixes, suffixes, and other word parts that contribute to the meaning of a word. Here are some examples of morphographs:   -un- as in undo - The prefix un- indicates negation or reversal. -ed as in walked - The suffix -ed indicates past tense. -ing as in running - The suffix -ing indicates present participle.               Clusters: Clusters, also known as consonant clusters or consonant sequences, refer to groups of two or more consonant sounds that appear together in a sequence within a syllable. Consonant clusters can occur at the beginning, middle, or end of a word. The term cluster emphasizes the closeness of these consonant sounds without any vowel sounds in between.   Here are some examples of clusters:   Initial Cluster: /spl/ in split Medial Cluster: /mpr/ in impress Final Cluster: /sts/ in posts   In each of these examples, the consonants are grouped together in a cluster within a single syllable.               Blends: Blends, also known as consonant blends or consonant clusters, are similar to clusters but refer specifically to consonant sounds that blend together while maintaining their individual sounds. In blends, the individual sounds can still be heard. Blends occur at the beginning of words and help with the smooth transition from one sound to another. Here are some examples of blends:   /br/ in break /fl/ in flower /str/ in street   In blends, you can hear the separate consonant sounds coming together, creating a smooth yet distinct pronunciation.     Understanding clusters and blends is important for phonological analysis and pronunciation practice, as they play a role in how sounds are combined in spoken language.                     Vowel and Consonant Sounds in Syllable What is Six Syllable Types? The Sound of Murmur Diphthong : AR, OR, ER, UR, IR, and YR The Spelling patterns for the letter “y” The Spelling patterns for the letter “o” The Spelling patterns for the letter “a” The Spelling patterns for the letter “u” The Spelling patterns for the letter “i” The Spelling patterns for the letter “e” The Phonics rules for reading and spelling Read the full article