problem in the way people hear and
manipulate sounds. The difference
between bah and dah is a subtlety in the
first 40 milliseconds of the syllable.
Human language is based on the
assumption that we can pick up that 40-
millisecond difference, and the
difference between the bah sound and
the dah sound can be the difference
between getting something right and
getting something catastrophically
wrong. Can you imagine the
consequences of having a brain so
sluggish that when it comes to putting
together the building blocks of words,
those crucial 40 milliseconds simply go
by too quickly?
darren dugan
(Darren Dugan)
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