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   alexander koryagin to Ardith Hinton   
   Explain to me please...   
   27 Oct 15 16:02:37   
   
   Hi, Ardith Hinton!   
   I read your message from  23.10.2015 15:52   
   about Explain to me please....   
      
    AH>>  The nasal sound in "- ing" may be transcribed phonetically   
    AH>>  as an "n" with a tail, like a "g".  The idea is that it's   
    AH>>  half way beween "-in" and the version where the "g" is   
    AH>>  fully enunciated.   
      
    ak>>  Have you seen some teaching guide or a picture in the   
    ak>>  Internet so I could see how to fold my tongue and where   
    ak>>  to put it to pronounce "ing" properly? ;)   
      
      
    AH>              Alas, no.  I'll practise on myself in the bathroom   
    AH> mirror....  :-)   
      
      
      
    ak>>  "Glottal stop" tells me not very much.   
      
      
    AH>              If your dictionaries are as helpful as mine WRT this   
    AH> subject, I am not surprised.  Okay... you'll need a mirror & one free   
   hand.   
      
      
    AH>   1)  Plosive consonants   
      
    AH>           Hold your hand in front of your mouth while enunciating /p/   
    AH> and /b/. You will feel a little puff of air.  If you associate the word   
      
      
   Thank you, very useful.   
      
   Bye, Ardith!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   ENGLISH_TUTOR 2015   
      
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