RE:  VL - Vulcan in Vulcan
Saul Epstein 
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 12:42:47 -0500

At 11:33 AM 10/21/97 M, Pat wrote:

>Saul wrote:
>
>>So to pronounce /w~l/, the tip of the tongue is raised to a point behind 
>>the upper-front teeth while the lips are approximated, and air is forced out
>>over the sides of the tongue and then through the lips. Now, boys and 
>>girls: can you say "W~L'q'n?" I knew that you could.
>
>Thank you for using "one syllable" words so those not well versed in 
>language formation can understand.  It is much appreciated!

You're welcome. I feel like I owe it to everyone. And I just realized that
my Mr. Rogers act at the end there could come across as condescending. Let
me be the first to state unequivocally: I can't pronounce /w~l/! Not yet. I
know what's involved, and I can pronounce each of the two pieces. It's just
very, very hard to pronounce them simultaneously. 

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