>I'm not convinced by reason #1 because words are distinct even in speech. Perhaps you only spend time around trained actors who enunciate their speech. Becaus

>I'm not convinced by reason #1 because words are distinct even in speech. Perhaps you only spend time around trained actors who enunciate their speech. Because let me tell to most people I know ramble their speech into one long string of sounds. Go listen to a recording of a language you know nothing about and tell me what the words are. Oh, and not a news cast, but everyday conversation between friends having a good time. You speak English so you know it's "the dog jumped" and not "thud awgjumpt." But if you yell both of those quickly there's not any difference.