The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agoYour day can't continue until you confirm it yourselfstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down112
arrow-up1176arrow-down1imageYour day can't continue until you confirm it yourselfstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squaregrandkaiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-211 months agoThat’s wrong! There are only three bilabial letters! P, M, and B. F and V are labiodental
minus-squaregrandkaiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoThat’s labial velar approximate. We don’t say “bwatermelon” just because the letter is pronounced with a B
minus-squarejpeps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYou’re right about how you would refer to each sound in use but the meme doesn’t say that there are 4 bilabials
minus-squareSorgan71@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoyour lips dont touch for w
minus-squareToneswirly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoThey do in American English at least edit: I realize now you’re talking about its use within words, but a lot of us here assume that the meme is referring to saying each letter individually.
That’s wrong! There are only three bilabial letters! P, M, and B. F and V are labiodental
W
That’s labial velar approximate. We don’t say “bwatermelon” just because the letter is pronounced with a B
You’re right about how you would refer to each sound in use but the meme doesn’t say that there are 4 bilabials
What about W?
your lips dont touch for w
They do in American English at least
edit: I realize now you’re talking about its use within words, but a lot of us here assume that the meme is referring to saying each letter individually.
Yeah but thats the b in douBleyu