They worked in secret. At midnight, under the glow of a single sodium lamp, Elara whispered the near-close near-front unrounded vowel /ɪ/ into the bubbling wort. Leo added a pinch of crushed /ɾ/ (the tapped ‘r’). The concoction glowed faintly lavender.
"They don't know the difference between an alveolar tap and a dental stop," she muttered, adjusting her vintage spectacles. yt ipa
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