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Man At Work Posted 15 years ago
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'Beauty' to 'beau-y'?

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and at 4:03 you might hear the host of the show, Ricky Gervais mentioned the word 'beauty' as 'beau-y' without the 't' sound. It's like he combines the word beau and y. ;D haha can u explain
  

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and at 5:04 listen to him saying "presen-er" without the t lol

  • and at 5:04 listen to him saying "presen-er" without the t lol
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and at 5:04 listen to him saying "presen-er" without the t lol
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Hahaha it was fun, especially about Hugh Hefner!)))
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Beau-y: it is a glottal stop, common in some "brands" of English, especially Cockney and some Scottish dialects.

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