This has been a question puzzling me for years: I'm not too sure about the EXACT positions of the tip of tongue when pronouncing these two.
I know they are differenct and people won't be confused when they hear me say them. But I just want to be accurate, so if any native English speakers could help me with it that would be really great.
To pronounce either of them, you have to put the tip of your tongue against ridge, which is behind the upper teeth. My question is, is it the same position (ridge) for both /n/ and /l/, or the touched places of the ridge are slightly different? To be specific, would you curve you tongue harder and touch the place furthur inward the mouth (away from the front teeth) when you pronounce /n/ than when you pronounce /l/?
Thank you very much for any answer.
I know they are differenct and people won't be confused when they hear me say them. But I just want to be accurate, so if any native English speakers could help me with it that would be really great.
To pronounce either of them, you have to put the tip of your tongue against ridge, which is behind the upper teeth. My question is, is it the same position (ridge) for both /n/ and /l/, or the touched places of the ridge are slightly different? To be specific, would you curve you tongue harder and touch the place furthur inward the mouth (away from the front teeth) when you pronounce /n/ than when you pronounce /l/?
Thank you very much for any answer.