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| 2.25 Double consonants |
In the italian writing you find some pecularity which doesn' t exist in other romance languages, the double consonants in words like bello, notte, pubblico etc.. The difference between the single consonant and the correspondant double consonant depends on the type of consonant. In the case of p, b, t, which, beeing occlusive, can' t be pronounced 'longer', are prononced stronger. The r, being fricative, is pronounce several times. Consonants like m, n, s are just pronounced longer.
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