Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jason Hare <jaihare AT gmail.com>]

And all of my friends keep telling me that they "break their teeth"
when speaking English! I'm definitely not trying to pronounce the tet
correctly....

:)

Jason Hare

On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 1:33 PM, George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au> 
wrote:
> Kevin Riley asked: "... how widespread is this confusion of tet and taw?  
> Is tet no longer pronounced as a velarised /t/?"
>
> Technically, there is a distinction which can be made between taw and teth, 
> even though most don't bother today. Taw is just like your average 't' 
> sound in English. Taw is a more sudden burst of sound made with the tongue 
> hard up against the teeth and with less voice. Teth is what's known as a 
> 'dental plosive', which means that if you pronounce it correctly, your 
> teeth with explode.
>
> So beware!
>
>
> Regards,
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> www.moore.edu.au
>
>
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