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BulbulTada Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

/l/ before a consonant

I hear /l/ before a vowel, but I don't hear it when it is before a consonant or at the end. For example,

The mall is just down the road.

This mall came up two years ago.


Would you say I am right?

  

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BulbulTada Would you say I am right? What you said is a comment on what YOU hear: BulbulTada I hear /l/ before a vowel, but I don't hear it when it is before a consonant or at the end. There is no reason to doubt that you are telling the truth, so of course you are right about what you hear.

  • BulbulTada Would you say I am right?
  • What you said is a comment on what YOU hear: BulbulTada I hear /l/ before a vowel, but I don't hear it when it is before a consonant or at the end.
  • There is no reason to doubt that you are telling the truth, so of course you are right about what you hear.
  • I don't think it's what native speakers hear, however, if that's what you'd like to know.
  • We probably don't emphasize an L-sound in pre-consonantal position much when we speak.
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BulbulTadaWould you say I am right?

Emotion: tongue tied

What you said is a comment on what YOU hea

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