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You can do an experiment to find out. Try saying "spa" and "sba". In English plosives are not aspirated after an S. So if the only difference is aspiration then
by mantap 7y ago
You can do an experiment to find out. Try saying "spa" and "sba". In English plosives are not aspirated after an S. So if the only difference is aspiration then it should sound exactly the same.
- dspig 7y agoAt least for me, P has an extra pop of air so sounds slightly different
- wodenokoto 7y agoI’m inclined to change the vowel sound in sba compared to spa, but I’m pretty sure the consonant sound is the same.