#babe gate

I went through years and years of speech therapy for a speech impediment that I have (it's not completely better but whatever) and so I had to practically learn how to force my mouth into the certain letter positions for certain sounds. Day after day I would have to repeat them because I had trouble with the majority of the alphabet.

B and M are not the same at all. Your lips just do different things for them.

B and N are also very different. Your mouth doesn't shut for the N sound. So at the end of 'man' it's open, tongue resting against the back of your top row of teeth. Your mouth does shut for the B sound(for the most part depends on if you pop it). Your lips are closed, maybe a bit pursed.

So when one says 'Man' they go: *lips together* *mouth open for 'a' sound* *bring tongue up and start closing your mouth slightly as it comes to rest at the back of top row of teeth* *mouth is open until person speaking shuts it*

When one says 'Babe': *lips together and apart for 'b' sound* *mouth open as you make the 'a' sound* *bring lips shut again as you make another 'b'* *'e' is silent* *mouth is shut if not a little pursed depending on whether you pop your 'b's*

Anyway, just some food for thought from someone who has to spend way too much time thinkinh about how they speak or they slur their words. Hope it makes sense :)