American Pronunciation : That's a and What's a
1)That's a
2)What's a
I have a feeling that 1) and 2) sound the same when Americans speak very quickly in casual conversation.
Both of them sound like "at's a"
Do you omit "Th" and "Wh" in pronunciation?
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moguwai007 I have a feeling that 1) and 2) sound the same when Americans speak very quickly in casual conversation. Not really. / 1) is for "That's a"; 2) is for "What's a".
- moguwai007 I have a feeling that 1) and 2) sound the same when Americans speak very quickly in casual conversation.
- Not really.
- / 1) is for "That's a"; 2) is for "What's a".
- However, while 1) is possible, 2) is very rare.
- / even in fast speech.
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moguwai007I have a feeling that 1) and 2) sound the same when Americans speak very quickly in casual conversation.
Not really.
1) /æts?/
2) /?ts?/
1) is for "That's a"; 2) is for "What's a".
However, while 1) is possible, 2) is very rare. 2) is usually /w?ts?/ even in fast speech.
Personally I omit the 'th' once in a great wh
0moguwai007Do you omit "Th" and "Wh" in pronunciation?
I don't. The mouth positions are quite different for these two digraphs.
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