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[lojban-beginners] Re: Lojban "r"
The only difference I can hear between your "er" and "eir" is that you
lengthen the vowel in "eir". Its still the same sound, just longer.
Even if you say they are different, they are still way way too close
in sound to not be ambiguous.
On Aug 29, 6:29 pm, Luke Bergen <lukeaber...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I pronounce {er} like in "bett*er*". I pronounce {eir} like in "*air*".
> > The two do not sound alike, and I don't have Luke's problem with thinking it
> > sounds too "Englishy" to pronounce {er} like that.
>
> The only issue is that it's not how lojban is pronounced. I imagine that
> some of our ponjbope'o had some trouble learning how/when/where to use "l"
> vs "r" but at the end of they day they will/should because that's how lojban
> is pronounced. If you can't pronounce "er" as "e" followed by "r" then
> practice.
>
> > And no, its not just "some people" who have a problem pronouncing "er"
>
> >> and "eir" differently, its everyone from what I can see. I've yet to
>
> >> see how anyone "could" pronounce them differently. If anyone would
> > like to prove me wrong I'm all ears.
>
> http://cinch.fm/lbergen/276687
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