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Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw".

Posted By: neongrey, on host 24.66.94.142
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002, at 12:56:21
In Reply To: Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". posted by Sam on Friday, November 29, 2002, at 12:36:09:

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> The most difficult sounds for me in continental European languages, for example, are the German "ch" sound, sort of a guttural grinding throaty thing,

It's velar. Same sound as a k, only it's a fricative, not a stop. That is, air keeps flowing. Move the back of your tongue back up to where you'd have it for a k, and blow. It helps to have spit in your mouth for this. That's your German 'ch', or as I like to call it, [x]. But that's getting a little technical there... ^^

>and the rolled R's in several languages.

Oh, uvular r... How I hate you, uvular r...

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Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - Fuzzpilz - Fri, 11/29/2002, 17:28:53
- Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - neongrey - Fri, 11/29/2002, 21:05:19
  - Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - Fuzzpilz - Sat, 11/30/2002, 04:54:45
    - Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - Eric Sleator - Sat, 11/30/2002, 11:44:44
- Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - Eric Sleator - Fri, 11/29/2002, 21:05:00
  - Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - Fuzzpilz - Sat, 11/30/2002, 04:58:00
    - Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - Eric Sleator - Sat, 11/30/2002, 11:41:23
      - Re: I believe the term here is "Pshaw". - Fuzzpilz - Sat, 11/30/2002, 16:35:11

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