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Question: How do you pronounce the word "king"?
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With the vowel sound as in "kin" (native English speaker)		  
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With the vowel sound as in "keen" (native English speaker)		  
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With the vowel sound as in "kin" (non-native English speaker)		  
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With the vowel sound as in "keen" (non-native English speaker)		  
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ilikeverin
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« on: April 16, 2013, 03:57:47 PM »
[kɪŋ].  What Snowguy said.
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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2013, 05:07:34 PM »
There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".
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« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2013, 09:35:22 PM »
Quote from: Sol on April 16, 2013, 09:33:08 PM
Quote from: ilikeverin on April 16, 2013, 05:07:34 PM
There are too many people empty quoting that post who don't know the meaning of the word "diphthong".
Exactly. The Keeng pronounciation would be something along the lines of [kʰiŋ], correct?

Yep!  I mean, both pronunciations will presumably be aspirated in American English.
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