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Can native English speakers tell the differences between [ɣ] voiced velar fricative and [g] voiced velar stop?

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00:00 Can Native English Speakers Tell The Differences Between [ɣ] Voiced Velar Fricative And [G] Voiced V
00:30 Accepted Answer Score 2
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 2


  • First rule of English is that nobody in their right mind care about phonetics.

  • Second is that mistakes are a part of life, and overly clear, especially well articulated and grammar immaculate sentences are used by NNEs - as strange as that may sound.

So, if you can pass that however you pronounce it, and don't get really bad stares, it's all good. Carry on.




ANSWER 2

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A fair amount of English speakers would be able to hear the difference, but many would understand you if you replaced velar stops with velar fricatives.