MS> GP> Weird -- in mosquito it sounds to me like
"myuckenstick" while in very
MS> GP> sounds like "ueber". . . distinctly different vowel
sounds to my ear!
MS>
MS> Well, i just listened to my file again. I do a good job and speak it very
MS> clearly, I believe. :)
MS>
MS> Apart from being shorter it should be the same sound, but of course the
MS> influence of the adjacent letters become greater if the vowel is short.

So we have the combined shorter vowel AND shorter speaker, AND from a smaller
country!  No wonder there's ambiguity to my ears!

MS> Maybe the influence of the "m" is making it difficult to
understand what
MS> sound belongs to what. What you might hear probably is either an artefact
MS> or belongs to the "m".

Upon reflection, I'd have to agree with this, that that is the main reason for
the "myu" sound in my ear. . .

MS> I could give you further examples of the "�" long and
short in different
MS> "environments", if you care to listen to them!

If you don't mind the effort/time, I'd be very happy to receive your recordings
again at the same address ( cyberpope67(at)yahoo(dot)com )

�ber grateful, even (but not so grateful as to send any of my non-existent
cash, sorry!)

I'll buy you a beer if ever you're in Vancouver,BC, Canada, though!

(a GOOD beer, or a liquor drink of your choice (but don't invent a $5,000 one,
please!)

Because I care,
|<+]::-{)}  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))

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