Jj is for Jottings 49. Nasal Sounds – And I Don’t Mean Blowing Your Nose!
Nina is demonstrating how to say /n/: see – her tongue is up behind her top front teeth and of course the air is coming down her nose. She is actually starting to say “Nnnnina”. Clever girl.
When you have a head cold, people say you sound “nasal”, or “nasally”. In fact the opposite is true and you are in fact sounding denasal. Here’s how it works: Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 48. One Letter Doesn’t Always Equal One Sound.
If you have read “Aa is for Alpacas” you will already know this, but just in case you haven’t… the letter x is actually two sounds /ks/. (Remember that the slashes mean the sound rather than the letter name/s.) The other thing you will know Continue reading