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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

D/T sound

How did you pronounce the following?

Italy= i d le

Steer=s d ir

I hear 't' sounds like 'd'.

http://www.webster.com/dictionary/steer

http://www.webster.com/dictionary/italy
  

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Between vowel sounds ( Italy ), and between vowel and liquids ( title, butter ), the letter t is usually pronounced /d/ in conversational English. The t in steer, however, sounds like /t/ to me, as I would expect.

— Mister Micawber

  • Between vowel sounds ( Italy ), and between vowel and liquids ( title, butter ), the letter t is usually pronounced /d/ in conversational English.
  • The t in steer, however, sounds like /t/ to me, as I would expect.
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Between vowel sounds (Italy), and between vowel and liquids (title, butter), the letter t is usually pronounced /d/ in conversational English. The t in steer, however, sounds like /t/ to me, as I would expect.
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Thank you very much Mister Micawber,

What is 'liquids'?

And

Anxiety =ang zI schwa? De Is there schwa sound between 'zi' and 'De'?

What does 'ty' sound to you?

I hear 'd'sound.
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Liquid: a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially 'l' and 'r')-- googling will probably get you some phonology sites with more info.

Anxiety: yes, that sounds quite /d/-ish too.
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After /s/, as in "steer", /t/ is unaspirated and could be confused with /d/. But it is definitely /t/; English has no words beginning with /sd/.
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>> Between vowel sounds (Italy), and between vowel and liquids (title, butter), the letter t is usually pronounced /d/ in conversational English. The t in steer, however, sounds like /t/ to me, as I would expect. <<
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Interesting. I've only heard Japanese people pronounce Italy with a [ d ]. You must have an interesting dialect.
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