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Originally Posted by IcewindDude
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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It's hard for me to explain, too, but "abruptly" seems to capture the feeling.
You sort of hold your breath for a fraction of a second and then quickly let it explode.
The majority of the non-Japanese I talk to in my area of Tokyo are English- and Chinese-speakers. When they produce this っ sound, well over half of them fail and end up just elongating the preceding syllable.