Re: Phonetic question

Paul Blay wrote:

> "Dan Rempel" wrote ...
>
> > Not an exception, but an observation: I think you're confusing spelling
> > and pronunciation. Singer is /sing-er/ (ng = velar nasal);  finger is
> > /fing-ger/. Does that make sense?
>
>
> It may make sense, but that taint the way _I_ hear myself saying it.
>
> It seems to me to be approximately /sin-ger/ /fin-ger/ or /sin-guh/ /fin-guh/
> depending on the whim of the moment.  However perceptions are always
> the problem - ideally someone should ambush me with a tape recorder and
> an oscilloscope.  (I suspect I don't sound the same when I _know_ I'm
> being recorded).

Ok, that doesn't happen in my dialect, but I probably need to get out
more; where are you from?

BTW, I realize I glossed over Jeff and his cat's observation about
adjectives, and admit I have no explanation whatsoever for that.

Dan