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: /ˈ/ dates /ː/ — they love the dramatic elongation. But /ˈ/ keeps flirting with /ˌ/ for rhythm. /ː/ feels short-changed. Resolution: /ˈ/ realizes that /ː/ offers true duration, not just loudness. They end as a prosodic unit: [ˈː] — the longest stressed syllable of love.

"I’m tired of stops," she whispered. "I want continuants. I want to last."