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Yiduo Posted 15 years ago
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Hello,

I feel the sound 'i'in the word 'it' is different from the 'i' in the word 'difficult'. I feel they sound different and I don't know why. Could you please help me out? Thank you
  

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You can listen to both words pronounced here. Don't be hesitant to turn up the volume and listen closely. Is there a difference?

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  • You can listen to both words pronounced here.
  • Don't be hesitant to turn up the volume and listen closely.
  • Is there a difference?
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You can listen to both words pronounced here.

Don't be hesitant to turn up the volume and listen closely.

Is there a difference?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different

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yiduoI feel the sound 'i'in the word 'it' is different from the 'i' in the word 'difficult'. I feel they sound different and I don't know why.
Sometimes the sounds before and after a particular sound alter our perception of that sound. The 'i's are the sufficiently the same in those words that native speakers would judge them the same, even though non-natives
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