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> I still to this day, cannot hear what syllables are in words. ‘Cat’, 1? I hear 2. What syllables do you hear? (I'm assuming you have English as a mother ton
by jan_Inkepa 3y ago
> I still to this day, cannot hear what syllables are in words. ‘Cat’, 1? I hear 2.
What syllables do you hear? (I'm assuming you have English as a mother tongue?)
- Sammi 3y agoHis mind emphasises the consonants instead of the vowels.
- Folcon 3y agoThat is such a helpful insight. I'm always on the lookout for new ways to think about how we process the world, just curious if you're aware of this distinction appearing in something like poetry / music?
- cultofmetatron 3y agothis is makking me think more about japanese where every consonant is paired with a vowel. makes me wonder how much of what we call developmental issues are culturally dependant to manifest
- ineedaj0b 3y agothat’s right! I hear Cah and a T sound. I never realized it was consonant I was hearing. ‘Button’ has 4? I could have divided all my answers by 2 and passed those quizzes when I was younger…
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