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Old 03-Apr-2008, 02:53
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Default Re: Tongue position in /s/ sound

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Originally Posted by literal View Post
Is it necessary to touch the ridge?

I get what fungicord is saying and doing what he says I think I know what I am doing, however I don't feel my tongue touching the ridge as I would with the /l/ sound.
Uh, I guess I should have been more specific. The /s/ sound is made at the alveolar ridge. The tongue touches at either side of the alveolar ridge, and the air channels through the middle of the tongue, "bouncing" off the alveolar ridge.
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