52 phonemes of English?

[Tom Zurinskas]

Gotcha.  hickups is a sound too.  sneezes.  raspberries.  nose blowing.
But not the French n, Spanish r, or Hebrew k.  Those aren't English sounds.


Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk




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> They don't say 52 phonemes; they say 52 sounds. Those aren't the same thing.
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> -Matt Gordon
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> Are there 52 Phonemes of English? I count 40.
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> http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation-power/
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> Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
> See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk
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