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Old 19-Jul-2004, 16:20
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that's really great !!

is that all i have to do is memorize the list of voiceless sounds,where they are read as "t",then i can read them correctly when i come across different words?
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I was about to delete the post. The URL was not good enough. And no, please don't memorize them. You have to feel them. :D
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Here you go! Fantastic!
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phone.../frameset.html

Try the 'fricative' examples. Get a feel of what FRC said.

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that is ,to feel them,if it is voiceless,it is read as "t" sound?
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You nailed that one!

And 'd' is voiced.
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Old 19-Jul-2004, 16:41
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^__^

I am going through that site now.
I love you so much~thank you!!~
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