Mine is the dental fricative. It's a strong sound, and it takes a great degree of skill to use. It's the mark of a superior language (English, Icelandic, etc).
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Anonymous2011-01-26 20:07
Bilabial nasal, warm and round and soft
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Anonymous2011-01-26 22:05
mine is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH GET IT OFF GET IT OFF OH IT BURNS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
>>1 dental fricative the mark of a superior language (English, Icelandic, etc)
and Arabic.
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Anonymous2011-02-25 23:29
voiced postalveolar fricative
I don't know what you people are talking about in terms of what is superior about a language or even less what sort of sound takes a great degree of skill to use. Sounds like a lot of tier-obsession that doesn't really belong in linguistics.
A child who hasn't even learned long division masters any sound their native tongue throws at them.
Cocker: Which dental fricative? Voiced or voiceless?
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Anonymous2011-02-26 0:54
After thinking about OP's question, I've come up with an answer that sounds like I'm trying to be a smart ass, but I'm not.
I like the sound of sign language. All the hand patting and slapping and air swishing and whatnot. I knew a deaf guy who used to whisper in English a little bit while he signed, too, but not loud or clear enough for it to be understood without the signs. And sometimes he would make very quiet sound effects, like a little "pssp pssp pssp" peeping whistling sound while he signed "bird". I really liked it.
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Cocker2011-02-26 16:06
>>7
I was just joking with my superior language/great deal of skill comments.
But anyway, I meant both dental fricatives. But thinking about it now, I think the voiced one is more interesting, and it seems to be rarer in English than the voiceless one.
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Anonymous2011-02-26 23:41
Sorry I didn't pick up on the joke... they indoctrinate us hardcore