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  • From: Ian Hutchesson <mc2499 AT mclink.it>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: HF$IBBO:LIYM (?) -- (Parenthesis)
  • Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:40:41 +0200


>> There is no difference in pronunciation; how can you differentiate
>> in speech between "Sh" and "ShSh"?
>
>There certainly are langages that have a doubled "sh" shound in
>speech; Arabic and Japanese spring to mind...

And in connected speech in English (ie spoken normally):

Bush showed a lot.

There is a double $ going from Bush to showed. Try and say it with only one
and you end up with

Bush owed a lot.

So, is there really no difference in pronunciation?


Ian





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