[Ads-l] Capsule ['k æpʃʲʊl]

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Thu Jul 2 03:03:30 UTC 2020


¶ Probably contact of [s] with an immediately following syllabic liquid can
trigger asshibilation, allegro-wise. (It's the pronunciation prudes' job to
be on the qui vive for such diversity, and, of course, stamp it out.
Sometimes I agree.)
¶  Sounds to me like (@2.21/3.08):  <capsule> [ˈkʰæpˌʃɫ̩]  [CAP-shl] (with
final velarized syllabic L).
¶  SAE [ˈkʰæpˌsɫ̩]  [CAP-sl] (i.e., me).
¶  Macmillan UK /ˈkæpsjuːl, US /ˈkæpsəl ~ ˈkæpˌsjul/.
¶  UK [ˈkʰæpsˌjʊl] [CAPS-yull (~sorta)] (
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/capsule).
¶  Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!

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