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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
English consonant assimiliatiom
Could someone please explain the assimilations that would occur in the following sentence:
'For months they bridged the gap easily without issues- so what's the problem then?'
I assume the 'bridged the' part would sound like 'bridge the' (without the 'd' being fully pronounced, correct?
What about 'problem then'. It seems awkward to pronounce'm' before a 'th'. Correct?
Anything else?
'For months they bridged the gap easily without issues- so what's the problem then?'
I assume the 'bridged the' part would sound like 'bridge the' (without the 'd' being fully pronounced, correct?
What about 'problem then'. It seems awkward to pronounce'm' before a 'th'. Correct?
Anything else?
Top answer
" The assimilation might go either way. "Problem then" does not pose any assimilation that I can discern.
- " The assimilation might go either way.
- "Problem then" does not pose any assimilation that I can discern.
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"Bridged the" would likely lose the "d" at the end of "bridged."
"Issues -so" could cause the "s" in "so" to sound like the "z" sound at the end of "issues." Maybe the "s" of "so" would affect the "s" at the end of "issues," causing that final "s" to sound like "s" rather than "z." The assimilation might go either way.
"Problem then" does not pose any assimilation that I can dis
"Issues -so" could cause the "s" in "so" to sound like the "z" sound at the end of "issues." Maybe the "s" of "so" would affect the "s" at the end of "issues," causing that final "s" to sound like "s" rather than "z." The assimilation might go either way.
"Problem then" does not pose any assimilation that I can dis
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