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Old 04-Jul-2009, 20:00
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Cool Problems people might have saying...

Hi guys,

I just wanted to get your opinions on this..

What sort of phonology problems could a non English speaker have with saying

- I've been waiting...

- It suits you/It fits you

- I wish I didn't..

- You should've locked..

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Default Re: Problems people might have saying...

They could have all sorts of problems- in the first, they could have trouble with schwas and unstressed forms- they may want to stress words equally and separately. There could be all sorts of first language interference- where I'm living, learners often cut final consonants, which could make the second hard to understand, while speakers of some languages may try to put a vowel sound in, forinstance, some Japanese speakers.
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