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[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't think those are separate letters. Just pronounced differently. I mean, rr is just 2 r's. Not a new letter. And this isn't an ß-type case either. Phonetically different, yes. Different letters? Creo que no. Could be wrong, though. Hispanohablantes de Lemmy, corrijanme

[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In Spanish, up until 1994, "ll" and "ch" were considered distinct letters from the component parts. But "rr" has never been considered distinct from "r," even though it is pronounced differently, in large part because no words start with "rr" and any word that starts with "r" is pronounced with the rolling R sound.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks, I learned Spanish at school in the the late odds and I guess I confused it. My teacher was quite old so she wasn't up to date I guess

[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Aren't all R's rolling, though? Some longer and some shorter. I.e. rr and r. Guess I get it, though. Words starting with a single 'r' are pronounced like 'rr'. Interesting on the 'll' and 'ch' bits, too. Wasn't aware ¡Gracias, RAE!

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, single r is tapped not rolled. It's similar but still a different sound

[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, okay. Sounds similar. Sounds like rolling, but just once. Rolling if you turn off the looping option. I am not a linguist, though, so I don't know the intricacies of sounds

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, I think that sums up the difference quite well. If you want to dive into it: this is the single r and this is rr