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Old 09-Mar-2009, 18:47
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Default Re: What is a dark /l/ (L)???

Here is a video explaining the dark L that might help:

American English Pronunciation - dark L

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Funny, I call them front and back /l/ with my students, which they find clear enough. To teach the two, I first teach the French and Russian /l/s, which are more strongly front and back pronounced than our own two /l/s in English.
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