Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 18th Mar 2010 19:05 UTC
Since everybody in the technology world is apparently having a vacation, and nobody told me about it, we're kind of low on news. As such, this seems like the perfect opportunity to gripe about something I've always wanted to gripe about: a number of common mistakes in English writing in the comments section. I'll also throw in some tidbits about my native language, Dutch, so you can compare and contrast between the two.
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Member since:2005-10-12
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It's even easier than that: B (de burro) is a "bilabial" sound; both lips come together in the making of the sound (others like it are M and P).
The V (de vaca) on the other hand is a "labiodental" sound. The lower lip joins the upper row of teeth to make the sound; another one like it is F.
As far as I know that is the case in every language that uses those letters.
Member since:2005-07-03
"being a native spanish speaker […] I can tell you that neither B nor V should sound the same in spanish.
Absolutely no dialect of Spanish makes a distinction between the sounds of B and V. Both sound like a B. If you are indeed native Spanish speaker, you speak weird. "
Or you don’t know it, proving my point…
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2005-09-17
Absolutely no dialect of Spanish makes a distinction between the sounds of B and V. Both sound like a B. If you are indeed native Spanish speaker, you speak weird.
Edited 2010-03-19 07:01 UTC