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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

I am voiceless/ unvoiced ??

0 Hey folks!!02br
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00I someone has a sore throat and cannot speak aloud because of the illness, what would be the correct sentence to say that??02br
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00I am voiceless02br
00I am unvoiced02br
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00Help me out, please!02br
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0 01b 00Voiceless02b 00 is the most clear. 02br 02br 00 Unvoiced = voiceless, but this is only one of its definitions. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 01b 00Voiceless02b 00 is the most clear.
  • 02br 02br 00 Unvoiced = voiceless, but this is only one of its definitions.
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0 01b00Voiceless02b00 is the most clear. 02br
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0 Here, you would just say "I [have a sore throat and] don't have any voice today." 0-
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0 In terms of natural expression, perhaps:02br
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01i00I lost my voice (temporarily) because of illness. 02i0-
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0To say you are voiceless would be understandable, but not exactly correct, IMO. Most people (at least in the USA) would say, "I've lost my voice."02br
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00Though, one might wonder how you are saying it if you had no voice 05002br
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00"I've lost my voice," Bob whispered. "Laryngitis," he rasped, pointing at his throat.010id1
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0Yes, absolutely, 01i00I've lost my voice02i00. 02br
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00I'm not sure what I was thinking when I wrote the prior post!0-
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0 Thanks a lot.0-
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