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Seems like a bunch of cool mnemonics, but the problem is that I don't know the English accent of the author, so I don't know how they make vowel sounds. That's
by pessimizer 2y ago
Seems like a bunch of cool mnemonics, but the problem is that I don't know the English accent of the author, so I don't know how they make vowel sounds. That's a common problem with improvised pronunciation notation e.g. you say it's like the "I" in "FISH" but English speakers from different regions use totally different vowels there.
English orthography and its vowel system are just too weird to be a good basis for comparison (unless people grew up within a mile of each other, and weren't sharply divided by cultural or class lines.)
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- ropejumper 2y agoSome of them are plain wrong, as well. The ы sound barely ever shows up in english and their explanation of "it's the I in bill" is not right at all. The closest I can get is the imaginary vowel between the D and the N in the word "couldn't", when said slowly. A more useful idea is to say the first sound in the word "about" and then lift your tongue and jaw up. That's much closer.
- theshrike79 2y agoThis is a huge problem in many language tutorials, they try to teach the pronunciation through English analogies, which might be fine for native speakers, but for us non-native speakers it's just a hindrance. For example trying to study Japanese through English tutorials was next to impossible, but in my native language it's easy - because both languages are spelled as they are written (to me).