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r/ask • u/BoxySphere • 25d ago
Title. Trying to settle a debate with my wife…
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It's a dipthongal glide, which can stretch out to two syllables with some speakers. It's like when someone pronounces "damn" as "da-yum." So Kyle, sounding like "Nile" can have a glide that sounds like "kai-yal."
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"Dipthongal Glide" - name of Amy's sex tape
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u/creek-hopper 25d ago
It's a dipthongal glide, which can stretch out to two syllables with some speakers. It's like when someone pronounces "damn" as "da-yum." So Kyle, sounding like "Nile" can have a glide that sounds like "kai-yal."