>> Why do people mishear 2 and 3 in speech, especially on the phone? The consonant and the vowel are both different.
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> Because you're drunk when you talk to them.
Easier to understand drunks as they talk slower.
Re: OT: Mishearing 2 and 3
Jul 13, 2021
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T and TH are not the same sounds. OO and EE are not the same sound. So nothing at all in common.
I didn't note them down. Basically 50% of the people I'm talking to on a low quality line.
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