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Bob2010 Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
A problem about pronunciation
We watched the waves crashing against the rocks.
On occasion that a /d/ or /t/ is followed by a /ð/, I can't pronounce them naturally and fluently. Both /d/ and /ð/ have to be pronounced ?
How should I deal with it. Thanks for you help
On occasion that a /d/ or /t/ is followed by a /ð/, I can't pronounce them naturally and fluently. Both /d/ and /ð/ have to be pronounced ?
How should I deal with it. Thanks for you help
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Don't worry about it; we don't. Seriously, they are so close together in the pronunciation that I know we don't articulate both sounds independently. My guess is that most skip over the past tense ending altogether.
- Don't worry about it; we don't.
- Seriously, they are so close together in the pronunciation that I know we don't articulate both sounds independently.
- My guess is that most skip over the past tense ending altogether.
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Don't worry about it; we don't. 
Seriously, they are so close together in the pronunciation that I know we don't articulate
Seriously, they are so close together in the pronunciation that I know we don't articulate
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Bob2010 Both /d/ and /ð/ have to be pronounced ?Actually, there's no /d/ there. It's a /t/, and it is passed through so gently that it barely sounds at all, leaving the impression of a tiny little silence or pause in the flow of sound just when the tongue rises into position for the /t/. That minute effect is the only diff
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