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Date: Fri, 20-Nov-87 14:37:01 EST
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Summary: Asians can not differntiate between an L and an R???

In article <1498@cup.portal.com>, Angelique_N_Wahlstedt@cup.portal.com writes:
> 
> [nibble, nibble, burp!]
> 
> be a matter of motivation and other factors (for one thing, Asians can't
> distinguish between the "l" and "r" sounds, as someone in this newsgroup
> mentioned.)
> 

I am surprised by the above statement.  I did not see the original (ol
shourd I be saying oliginar?!).  I know that some Asians have trouble
distinguishing between the "l" and the "r" sounds but I am certain that
it is not true for all Asians.

Cheers.