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IcewindDude (Offline)
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10-08-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee View Post
はやっ How fast!
いたっ Ouch!
これだっ This is it!
みるなっ Don't look!
Strangely, as much as I've seen this, I've never actually looked these up.

Would it be correct to say that in these examples, the っ makes the word end more abruptly? Almost as if you hold your breath in the middle of the last sound. Sorta hard to explain...
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