Approximants are sounds that sit somewhere in between vowels and consonants. They are widely referred to as "semi-vowels" or "semi-consonants", and they are strange in many ways. In this episode I explore 10 weird things about approximants with an actual list:1) The name APPROXIMANT2) Double articulations of /r/ and /w/3) Silent letters4) J ≠ /j/ 5) Rhoticity6) Intrusive /r/7) Dark l8) Diphthongs9) Devoicing10) Tapped /r/I also answer a question about cockney /r/. 

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