mirrorbird (11:55:02) that means: it's not a part of a language, but it's part of just how we make noises
Rapture (11:54:53) ah yes
mirrorbird (11:54:43) however it's a phonetic phenomenon, not a phonemic one (lots of ph)
mirrorbird (11:54:30) in IPA (the way that you write down a pronunciation like /ˈɹaptʃə/ there is a way to write what you are saying
Rapture (11:54:23) sounds embarassing. nobody says enTEN. all say EntN. goodbye cya in SonicCubase
Rapture (11:54:06) everybody saying entEN in german would sound (and be) very drunken and laughed at, imagine that!
Rapture (11:53:45) yes, reducing vowel!
mirrorbird (11:53:38) d_vibe: nope, you have 7K of space to put your ugly clashing graphics. it's at 16384. have fun
Rapture (11:53:15) you say similar... not similr ... would sound uncool in engl, hm
mirrorbird (11:53:10) there's a word for that which i have forgotten, i remember studying it (basically reducing a vowel+consonant to a consonant)
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