[lojban-beginners] Re: Lojban "r"

[Viral Lamb <jms1992@comcast.net>]

Damn, why do I have such a big delay between my post and when it shows
up? By the time my post shows up, someone else has said what I was
saying.

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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