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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
AT PRONUNCIATION
Hello, I'm new, I have a problem long since , I need to learn when "at" is pronounced [æt] (strong form) and /?t/ (weak form)...
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.
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Hi That's interesting and I hope others will have their say too. My feeling is that the strong /æt/ is used only if the word is important in the sentence ... - You're wrong.
- Hi That's interesting and I hope others will have their say too.
- My feeling is that the strong /æt/ is used only if the word is important in the sentence ...
- - You're wrong.
- I was at the restaurant at 9:30!
- When 'at' is in a passing phrase it is weaker ...
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Hi
That's interesting and I hope others will have their say too. My feeling is that the strong /æt/ is used only if the word is important in the sentence ...
- You're wrong. I was at the restaurant at 9:30!
When 'at' is in a passing phrase it is weaker ...
- Is this the man you saw? I don't know, I only saw him at a glance
Dave
That's interesting and I hope others will have their say too. My feeling is that the strong /æt/ is used only if the word is important in the sentence ...
- You're wrong. I was at the restaurant at 9:30!
When 'at' is in a passing phrase it is weaker ...
- Is this the man you saw? I don't know, I only saw him at a glance
Dave
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