All 40 USA English phonemes (Was Re: Eggcorn? "warn" > "worn")

[Matthew Gordon]

What vowel distinction do you have in 'sung' vs. 'sun'?


On 2/11/09 11:27 PM, "Tom Zurinskas" <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:


> Take the words "ingot" and "ingrain".  They are foespeld ~eengit and ~ingraen.
> It's as though the vowels determine whether the "n" is velar or not.
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> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
> see truespel.com
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