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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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writing - riding

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00what's the difference in pronunciation between "writing" and "riding"? I once heard that some people distinguish them by the first vowel. 02br
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00Who distinguish them and how? Who doesn't?02br
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00Thanks 050010id1
  

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0 My personal pronunciation is characterized by Canadian raising.02br
00 Yes. I distinguish between two long I's. Those before unvoiced consonants begin near the 01i00u02i00 in 01i00but02i00. Those before voiced consonants begin near the 01i00a02i00 in 01i00father02i00.02br
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0 They are different in parts of the following regions:02br
00Canada02br
00Upper Midwest02br
00Martha's Vineyard02br
00Southern Atlantic02br
00Pacific Northwest02br
00New England02br
00Philadelphia02br
00Fens in England02br
00Southern US English -- although it's different: /a/ vs. /aI/02
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0 Ok, thank you very much.02br
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00I pronounce them the same, but I tend not to pronounce the "d" in "riding" like the "t" in "writing", I tend to pronounce that "d" more like a real "d" than a tapped "t".02br
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10what's the difference in pronunciation between "writing" and "riding"? I once heard that some people distinguish them by the first vowel. 12br
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10Who distinguish them and how? Who doesn't?12br
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10Thanks 15012br
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01cite10Ville_maddengurl12cite10 Have you tried the test which determines your accent, Kooyeen? I really wonder if you have North Central accent too ...12br
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10I took that test, I also posted the results (didn't you see my post? 05000)02br
00Basically, Midland with a Western tend
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0Opss, sorry Kooyeen. I didnt pay attention before 05000 I have just seen your results [Y]010id10
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