> if you pronounce cam with an unaspirated /k/ it may sound slightly odd but you’ll still consider it the same word cam
/g/ is devoiced word-initially, so you're more likely to think that the word is 'gam'. [1]
Even though the Korean 'normal' [k] is not marked for aspiration, it is too aspirated; it's just that the voice onset time is shorter. [k͈], on the other hand, is unaspirated.
/g/ is devoiced word-initially, so you're more likely to think that the word is 'gam'. [1]
Even though the Korean 'normal' [k] is not marked for aspiration, it is too aspirated; it's just that the voice onset time is shorter. [k͈], on the other hand, is unaspirated.
[1] http://linguisticmystic.com/2011/12/31/scuse-me-while-i-mix-...