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Re: Finnish accent

Posted By: Joona I Palaste, on host 85.76.152.179
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2006, at 14:44:22
In Reply To: Re: Finnish accent posted by tape on Sunday, January 22, 2006, at 10:11:22:

> > So RinkWorks is Finnish for ThinkWorks?
>
> Nuh uh. The rule is you can't have a consonant cluster at the beginning of a word so you only pronounce the last consonant in the cluster. RinkWorks could be 50s Finnish for PrinkWorks, CrinkWorks, etc.
>
> Now Th is not a consonant cluster but a single sound which doesn't exist in Finnish (well, actually it can represent one of two sounds - 'think' vs. 'that'). It would usually be rendered as T, although D and V are also possible.

This is right. I personally know what the "th" sound sounds like in English but I can't pronounce it myself to save my life. I make up for it by pronouncing it "t'h" as an aspirated "t". It works very well even with native English speakers.

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Message:	> > > So RinkWorks is Finnish for ThinkWorks? > > > > Nuh uh. The rule is you can't have a consonant cluster at the beginning of a word so you only pronounce the last consonant in the cluster. RinkWorks could be 50s Finnish for PrinkWorks, CrinkWorks, etc. > > > > Now Th is not a consonant cluster but a single sound which doesn't exist in Finnish (well, actually it can represent one of two sounds - 'think' vs. 'that'). It would usually be rendered as T, although D and V are also possible. > > This is right. I personally know what the "th" sound sounds like in English but I can't pronounce it myself to save my life. I make up for it by pronouncing it "t'h" as an aspirated "t". It works very well even with native English speakers.
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