Episode 160: Approximant-ly English
The History of English Podcast
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Introduction
This is episode one 60 approximately english. In this episode we're going to look at a couple of sounds that modern linguists call approximates. These are the l and r sounds, and they're some of the most challenging sounds in the language. They exist somewhere in the gray area between vowels and consonants,. Have strange effects on the vowel sounds that surround them. Also have a tendency to disappear over time.
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