The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoYour day can't continue until you confirm it yourselfstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down122
arrow-up1147arrow-down1imageYour day can't continue until you confirm it yourselfstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squaregrandkaiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-27 months agoThat’s wrong! There are only three bilabial letters! P, M, and B. F and V are labiodental
minus-squaregrandkaiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·edit-27 months agoThat’s labial velar approximate. We don’t say “bwatermelon” just because the letter is pronounced with a B
minus-squareji17br@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoWhat? Can you say the word double without your lips touching? I can’t
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoWhat sorcery is this knowledge you speak of?
minus-squarejpeps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 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-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoI don’t know what that means but it reminds me of the movie Teeth.
minus-squareSorgan71@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoyour lips dont touch for w
minus-squareToneswirly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 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
doubleyouatermelon
What? Can you say the word double without your lips touching? I can’t
What sorcery is this knowledge you speak of?
You’re right about how you would refer to each sound in use but the meme doesn’t say that there are 4 bilabials
I don’t know what that means but it reminds me of the movie Teeth.
What about W?
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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.