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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

position of tongue

Is it more common for American speakers to place the tip and the blade flatly against the teeth ridge when pronouncing the phoneme 's'?
  

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4444mv Is it more common for American speakers to place the tip and the blade flatly against the teeth ridge when pronouncing the phoneme 's'? No. You can't say an S if your tongue is touching your teeth.

  • 4444mv Is it more common for American speakers to place the tip and the blade flatly against the teeth ridge when pronouncing the phoneme 's'?
  • No.
  • You can't say an S if your tongue is touching your teeth.
  • Leave some space between tongue and teeth.
  • More accurately, the teeth don't come into it at all.
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4444mv Is it more common for American speakers to place the tip and the blade flatly against the teeth ridge when pronouncing the phoneme 's'?
No. You can't say an S if your tongue is touching your teeth. Leave some space between tongue and teeth.

More accurately, the teeth don't come into it at all. The narrow space is between the tongue and the a
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It´s clear now.
Thank you CJ!

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