unrounded [u] versus "barred-i"

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

Well, [u] is a high back vowel, whereas "barred-i" is usually used to
indicate a high mid vowel.

In a message dated 2/25/09 12:16:08 PM, hwgray at GMAIL.COM writes:


> I agree, except for one minor quibble. Is there really an audible
> distinction between an unrounded /u/ and a barred /i/? I willing to be
> taken to school on this point.
>




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