Pronunciation - several issues

[Psycho Dad]

The recent thread about "to" and "re" reminds me of some questions about pronunciation, i already have for a very long time.

Is じ pronounced in any way differently from ち ? Is it "dshi" and "tshi"?

How do you pronounce the doubled consonant in いっしょに (isshoni) and in ホッチキス (hocchikisu)? Is it pronounced "is-shoni" and "hot-chikisu", or "ish-shoni" and "hoch-chikisu"?

When do you use つ゛instead of ず and is it pronounced differently?

[Elizabeth]

http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5545

and isshoni, hocchikisu.

I'm also still wondering how to make the つ゛display on a Japanese keyboard, so if anyone can explain it simply please do....:p

[bakadesu]

Originally posted by Elizabeth
I'm also still wondering how to make the つ゛display on a Japanese keyboard, so if anyone can explain it simply please do....:p

Wait, are you talking about IME?

If so, just type in "du."

If you're talking about a regular Japanese keyboard, I can't help you there. Sorry ^^;

[Elizabeth]

Originally posted by bakadesu
Wait, are you talking about IME?

If so, just type in "du."

If you're talking about a regular Japanese keyboard, I can't help you there. Sorry ^^;
Thanks! Actually I wanted to know both, but it's probably the same. :)