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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
A consonant and a vowel can be pronounced at the same time
When we pronounce words like kiss[k?s], key [ki:], do you pronounce [k] [?] [s] and [k] [i:] respectively or also in English, a consonant and a vowel can be pronounced at the same time like [k?] [s] and [ki:] or they are pronounced one by one and move so quickly?
What do you native English speakers think? I hope that my question is clear. Thank you so much in advance.
What do you native English speakers think? I hope that my question is clear. Thank you so much in advance.
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I think that without a vowel, a consonant would have no sound The breath needs to move to sound the consonant, and that breath is the vowel. Therefore, the act of making a consonant, is also the act of making a vowel, so they are not separate. Just my thoughts d
- I think that without a vowel, a consonant would have no sound The breath needs to move to sound the consonant, and that breath is the vowel.
- Therefore, the act of making a consonant, is also the act of making a vowel, so they are not separate.
- Just my thoughts d
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I think that without a vowel, a consonant would have no sound 
The breath needs to move to sound the consonant, and that breath
The breath needs to move to sound the consonant, and that breath
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"k", "i" and "ss" require different positions of the speech-making apparatus, so I don't see how they could be pronounced at the same time. The sounds must be formed one after another.
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