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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Dark L and flap sound in "Seattle"?

I have realized that pronouncing the city name Seattle is really demanding and I was wondering if there is both a flap sound and dark L in the name?

Seattle [si?tl]

Here the t can be a flap sound and the L at the end can be a dark L, right?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
  

Top answer

I don't flap that 't' because the 2nd syllable is relatively strongly stressed, but some may. It is certainly a common position for a flap-t: little, metal, rattle.

— Mister Micawber

  • I don't flap that 't' because the 2nd syllable is relatively strongly stressed, but some may.
  • It is certainly a common position for a flap-t: little, metal, rattle.
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I don't flap that 't' because the 2nd syllable is relatively strongly stressed, but some may. It is certainly a common position for a flap-t: little, metal, rattle.
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Thank you so much and what about the dark L in the L at the end?
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It can only be dark; the final 'e' is silent.
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Hans51I was wondering if there is both a flap sound and dark L in the name?
That's how I say "Seattle". However, the flap sounds different before syllabic (dark) L compared to when it's intervocalic (between vowels), to the point where one wonders if there's really a flap there at all. Compare "batter" vs "battle" or "fetus" vs "fetal". The syllabic L seems
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