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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2007Try To Say the Alphabet...
Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com - Jeff www.unusualcoach.com > Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every > letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com Try to walk around the block without moving your arms or your legs. You will stay exactly where you are. HTH. HAND.  SignatureRegards John for mail: my initials plus a u e at tpg dot com dot au > > Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every > > letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com > > Try to walk around the block without moving your arms or your legs. You will > stay exactly where you are. HTH. HAND. It's like Al Gore doing the macarena. SignatureBob Lieblich Wanna see me post this again? javawizard filted: >Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every >letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com So if you should ever lose the use of your lips and tongue, it's best to gesture broadly....r Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" > javawizard filted: <post moved for emphasis> > So if you should ever lose the use of your lips and tongue, it's best to gesture > broadly....r You mean in the absence of speech. But "broadly"? Large gestures? Or an interpolation of the OP's meaning? > >Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every > >letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com What is the equivalent for writing if you don't move your fingers or hands? Watch this space: javawizard (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message <1169867418.249629.16190@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>: > Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every > letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com > > - Jeff > www.unusualcoach.com Now try it drinking a gottle of geer. SignatureTerms and conditions apply. Batteries not included. Subject to status. Contains moderate language. Always read the label. Keep out of children. Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply > Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every > letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com But it's not even true. If I open my mouth but keep my tongue firmly against the roof of my mouth (and lips still), I can easily get differences, such as between A and E. They're not perfect, but they are different. A bunch of other letters sound unique, too. Odd, I can't make an O or U at all in that position. Sort of a growl, maybe. Were you thinking lips closed? OK, that's hm, hm, hm, hm all the way. SignatureBest -- Donna Richoux Donna Richoux filted: >> Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every >> letter will sound exactly the same. - from www.odd-info.com [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Were you thinking lips closed? OK, that's hm, hm, hm, hm all the way. I now have the hiccups....r Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" >But it's not even true. If I open my mouth but keep my tongue firmly >against the roof of my mouth (and lips still), I can easily get >differences, such as between A and E. They're not perfect, but they are >different. A bunch of other letters sound unique, too. A frayed not. If you pay very close attention, you'll find that the back of your tongue is moving. |
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