Friday, November 05, 2004, 01:50 GMT
I'm a Non-native speaker and I'm having trouble distinguishing the aspirated ''k'', ''p'', ''t'' in ''kit'', ''pit'' and ''table'' and the non-aspirated ''k'', ''p'' and ''t'' in ''skin'', ''spit'' and ''star''.
I always mispronounce ''kit'', ''pit'' and ''table'' with the non-aspirated stops.
Can anyone give me advice on how I can produce the aspirated ''k'', ''p'' and ''t''? I'm having trouble with those aspirated stops.
I've always been mispronouncing ''kite'' with the non-aspirated ''k''.
Once time I said it was ''cold'' outside with a non-aspirated ''k'' and someone thought I said ''gold'' and so responded ''What's gold''?
There was also once time when I said the word ''pitch'' with a non-aspirated ''p'' and I had a hard time convincing someone that I didn't say the word ''bitch''.
I always mispronounce ''kit'', ''pit'' and ''table'' with the non-aspirated stops.
Can anyone give me advice on how I can produce the aspirated ''k'', ''p'' and ''t''? I'm having trouble with those aspirated stops.
I've always been mispronouncing ''kite'' with the non-aspirated ''k''.
Once time I said it was ''cold'' outside with a non-aspirated ''k'' and someone thought I said ''gold'' and so responded ''What's gold''?
There was also once time when I said the word ''pitch'' with a non-aspirated ''p'' and I had a hard time convincing someone that I didn't say the word ''bitch''.