Originally Posted By: Noel96
Hi Joanne,

Yet another enjoyable listen/watch. I have to hand it to you, you really have become a songwriting force in the forum.

  • In relation to diphthongs, whilst some of them come about as a consequence of accent, are number of them are naturally present in English. Vowels such as the 'ay' in day, 'oy' in boy (just to name a couple), are diphthongs and if both vowel sounds are not pronounced, the word will not be understood correctly. For example: in 'boy', the 'oy' consists of an 'or' sound (as in core) and a longish 'i' or maybe an 'ee' sound. So, if one of the vowel sounds is ignored, 'boy' would sound as either 'bore' or 'bee' - depending on which of the two individual vowels is omitted. The diphthong is necessary for people to hear the word 'boy'.


... just thought I'd pass that on in case it adds any extra insight.

All the best,
Noel



Hi Noel. Thanks. It certainly is nice to be viewed a s song writing force. A compliment indeed. I just don't seem to be having as much time to write these days. Thanks also for the information in dipthongs. I never knew anything about them until I went for vocal coaching and they used to drive my coach nutty. She hated them with a passion. It is odd that they haven't really bothered me up until now.

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