Chinglish

[Benjamin Barrett]

I certainly agree that there are [I] speakers, but I identify with [i]
for English, too. I used to teach my ESL students to say [ink],
telling them that we don't say [Ink]. Obviously some do. FWIW BB

On Aug 28, 2008, at 9:45 AM, Terry Irons wrote:

>
>
> BTW, I had the discussion in class today with a student who argues
> that
> he says English with an [i] not an [I].  I tried to get him to use the
> words "scene" and "sin" to support my view.  He remains a bit
> confused,
> but I have to acknowledge that his pronunciation, while not the same
> as
> the vowel in "scene" is in fact closer to the vowel in "scene" than it
> is to the vowel in "sin."
>

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