The Picard Maneuver to People [email protected] • 15 days agoI could get that for you, but I won't.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square395fedilinkarrow-up11.1K
arrow-up11.1KimageI could get that for you, but I won't.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to People [email protected] • 15 days agomessage-square395fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•15 days agoNon is pronounced without a complete final n, but air diverts through the sinuses as if you did pronounce the n. Or even as if you said nōng, but didn’t finish saying the g.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•15 days agoYes, it was joke. To those who don’t speak French, it just sounds like “no” with a French accent.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•15 days ago“No”, on the other han, does not sound like “non” to the French; they’re used to differentiating nasal versus non-nasal vowels.
Non is pronounced without a complete final n, but air diverts through the sinuses as if you did pronounce the n. Or even as if you said nōng, but didn’t finish saying the g.
Yes, it was joke. To those who don’t speak French, it just sounds like “no” with a French accent.
“No”, on the other han, does not sound like “non” to the French; they’re used to differentiating nasal versus non-nasal vowels.