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BROWN

As in "the color"

BROWN
English Equivalent: BROWN (as in "the color")
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beer vs. brown

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Savvy User FRANK Savvy Guest
Friday, July 27, 2012

BEER and BROWN look the same to me.

Re: beer vs. brown

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Savvy User Raevon Savvy Guest
Monday, August 27, 2012

They're not the same as their movements are slightly different. Beer and brown are minimal pairs. "Minimal Pairs are two signs which share three out of four production parameters: handshape, movement, palm orientation and location." In this case, they share everything except movement. Beer is the B-hand moved down the side of the mouth twice and brown is once. :)

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