• Superb@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    What’s the actual difference between voiced an unvoiced? The “th” sounds that same in all of these words

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      8 days ago

      In simplest terms, voiced sounds engage the vocal cords, unvoiced ones do not.

      To compare more directly with what would be otherwise an identical syllable:

      The “th” in “this” is voiced.

      The “th” in “thistle” is not.

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      8 days ago

      Trying saying the first syllable of “thistle”. Does it sound different to when you say “this”?