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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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Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.
Nathan
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« on: April 16, 2013, 03:46:49 PM »
Quote from: Torie on April 16, 2013, 03:43:04 PM
Quote from: Fritz on April 16, 2013, 03:12:45 PM
Rhymes with sing, thing, ding...the "ng" that follows kind of alters the vowel, making it a unique dipthong.  I would say its closer to kin than keen.
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Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.
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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2013, 01:43:07 AM »
I...actually did mean diphthong. Sort of. Perhaps a weird sort of strangled glide would be a better way to put it. kʰɪiŋ, roughly.
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