George Pope ---> Malte Schmidt AM 08.07.06
BETREFF: *Re^10: Tattoo*


Hi George!

MS>> Actually... no. "" is a vowel-like sound, so it
should not sound as
MS>> if
MS>> there could actually be two letters involved in producing the sound.
MS>>
MS>> I hope the file I just sent helped there.

GP> Yup, it does -- I can hear the diphthong, sounds like "eu"
to my ear...

It is no diphtong.
And it is no nasal sound (as you suggested in the email). The only  
difference is in the tension and the form of the lips, which are *very*  
slightly more open when forming the "u" (as in "to put). You
don't need no  
nose to speak it. So even with a cold one can speak the "".. what a  
relief. :-)

But anyway, I think it is more difficult to describe it than to speak it.

Bye,
Malte!
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