Re: Subtitutes for English /T/ and /D/

On Jul 17, 8:20 am, Seán O'Leathlóbhair <jwlaw...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Why a small and localised audience? Do you just mean that at any one
time probably only a few people are listening? That may be true but
over many conversations that few could add up to many.

Speakers of a dialect which uses [T D] usually notice when they hear
the [f v] variety. My impression is that many [T D] speakers regard [f
v] and also dropped [h] forms as undesirable. Maybe they should not
but that does not mean that they do not. I would rarely use my [f v]
accent in a business context though I am tempted when I speak to one
customer who is in the area in which I grew up.

Would you recommend a learner to consider [f v] rather than [t d] or
[s z] if he cannot manage [T D]?

Are there any [f v] accents in the US?

This is most vexing. I sent a detailed reply many minutes ago, and it
has not appeared.

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