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I'm not convinced. It takes effort for me to break apart blackbird into two separate words in my head, as they are so commonly found together. When speaking "bl
by xioxox 8y ago
I'm not convinced. It takes effort for me to break apart blackbird into two separate words in my head, as they are so commonly found together. When speaking "black bird" I would insert a long pause between the two and emphasise the "b" on bird to show that I'm not talking about a "blackbird".
- qlm 8y agoThe difference for me (maybe this is regional?) is that for “blackbird” the stress is on “black” whereas for “black bird” the stress is on “bird”.
- stan_rogers 8y agoYes, it's mostly about the stress.