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Cedric2008 Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
As native English speakers, can you tell me how to tell them out when they are pronounced quickly?
I'm a little confused about "Incomplete Plosion "
A: They refused to admit it.
B: They refuse to admit it.
The /d/ in "refused" should be pronounced incompletely immediately followed by a consonant /t/ when sentence A is pronounce d by native English speakers.
So, does the sentence A sound almost same as the sentence B?
As native English speakers, can you tell me how to tell them out when they are pronounced quickly?
Thanks for your help?
A: They refused to admit it.
B: They refuse to admit it.
The /d/ in "refused" should be pronounced incompletely immediately followed by a consonant /t/ when sentence A is pronounce d by native English speakers.
So, does the sentence A sound almost same as the sentence B?
As native English speakers, can you tell me how to tell them out when they are pronounced quickly?
Thanks for your help?
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I don't think I can tell the difference. The quick pronunciation would be nearly identical. Whether they refused to admit responsibility in the past or currently would not be clear without additional information.
- I don't think I can tell the difference.
- The quick pronunciation would be nearly identical.
- Whether they refused to admit responsibility in the past or currently would not be clear without additional information.
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I don't think I can tell the difference. The quick pronunciation would be nearly identical.
Even in the context of a story...Whether they refused to admit responsibility in the past or currently would not be clear without additional information.
Even in the context of a story...Whether they refused to admit responsibility in the past or currently would not be clear without additional information.
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Yes, spoken rapidly, both sentences would probably sound the same to me. To avoid ambiguity, the enunciation of refuse/refused would need to be clearer, with a slight hiatus before the pronunciation of to.
Of course, you could avoid any ambiguity with B if you were to say "They are refusing to admit it." instead.
Of course, you could avoid any ambiguity with B if you were to say "They are refusing to admit it." instead.
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Cedric2008how to tell themBasically, you can't tell them apart.outapart when they are pronounced quickly?
CJ
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Old Man Gordon, yizhivika and CalifJim, thank you very much for your help! I got it 
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Aaargh! Good question!
I've been thinking about it. And my tongue has been thinking too... then it gave up, LOL.
From my probably inaccurate knowledge of American English, I think the reason why they are exactly the same is the "z" sound at the end of "refuse".
If you didn't have such consonant, your examples would be similar to these:
I need to go.
I need a go.
I've been thinking about it. And my tongue has been thinking too... then it gave up, LOL.
From my probably inaccurate knowledge of American English, I think the reason why they are exactly the same is the "z" sound at the end of "refuse".
If you didn't have such consonant, your examples would be similar to these:
I need to go.
I need a go.
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