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11 Oct 2015
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A vowel always have to follow every single consonant in Japanese words, so that's why it's difficult for people in English-speaking countries to pronounce them. Does this sound natural?
A vowel always have to follow every single consonant in Japanese words, so that's why it's difficult for people in English-speaking countries to pronounce them. Does this sound natural?
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The only problem here is that "a vowel" is singular, so the correct tense would be "has" instead of "have".
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