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