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Maysam Posted 22 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Do you pronounce "t"?

I've heard that native Americans don't pronounce 't' at the end of words ending with "nt" like these:

-restaurant
-department
-apartment
-student

Is it correct?
  

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The /nt/ in this situation is called a consonant cluster. "). If you say /nt/ words individually, you will eventually have to release the tongue and that is when you hear the /t/ sound.

— Barbcslp

  • The /nt/ in this situation is called a consonant cluster.
  • ").
  • If you say /nt/ words individually, you will eventually have to release the tongue and that is when you hear the /t/ sound.
  • When you say these /nt/ words in connected speech, the /t/ is not as evident, but it is there - sometimes almost being heard as part of the initial sound of the following word.
  • Also, the /nt/ combination is very quick.
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The /nt/ in this situation is called a consonant cluster. Both the /n/ and the /t/ are pronounced, however, the /t/ is not released (meaning that the tongue stays at the roof of the mouth - it is more like a "stop."). If you say /nt/ words individually, you will eventually have to release the tongue and that is when you hear the /t/ sound. When you say these /nt/ words in connected speech, t
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