This is just an analogy.). Phonology â¢Phonology is largely concerned with the contrastive sounds of a language. â¢Using the letter analogy again: bat and cat ant and Ant are minimally different but have the same meaning. Minimal Pairs â¢To determine if two sounds are contrastive, we look for minimal pairs. â¢A minimal pair is two words... 1. with the same number of sound segments, and 2. which differ in one segment only, and 3. which have different meanings E.g. bean [bin] vs. mean [min], mud [mÊd] vs. thud [Î¸Êd] Thus, [b] and [m] are contrastive; so are [m] and [Î¸].
The Various Rib Types. When you talk about ribs, you are talking about a very wide variety of rib types including those from pork, beef, and lamb. There are also the exotic varieties such as buffalo, elk, wild boar, and venison. My favorite has always been the pork spare ribs which I will cover in detail below.
There are generally 2 different styles of ribs... St. Louis Spares (or Spare Ribs) and Loin Backs (or baby back ribs) In the MBN and Memphis in May competitions, you always use Loin-Back ribs - because it is simply what the judges expect. But in the Kansas City BBQ circuit, you always use St. Louis Spares.