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Luiza Schneerson
Community TutorNov 27, 2023 10:11 AM
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That's a good joke, but I suspect that you know better. The aleph is not useless; it represents a glottal stop, and it must be pronounced as such.
Here's a comparison of use of the glottal stop in English: An action contrary to law is ILLEGAL. A sick bird of prey is an ILL EAGLE. The second expression requires a glottal stop before the word "eagle" to distinguish the expression from "illegal."
December 6, 2023
Luiza Schneerson
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English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
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Russian
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