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Musicgold Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Final consonants
Hi,
One of the points in my recent English speech assessment was that I tend to drop final consonants.
I am not sure I fully understand which final consonants should be said clearly.
In the following text I have bolded the consonant that I think should be said clearly. Are they correct?
The test votes were to be "fake filibusters," designed to see if any measure could get 60 votes. Senate Democrats convened a rare Thursday evening meeting in the Capitol to plot the way forward on negotiations, with several senators canceling flights to attend. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) was the first to arrive, wearing jeans and a sweater, telling reporters on the way into the room that he knew nothing and had been en route to the airport.
Thanks,
MG.
One of the points in my recent English speech assessment was that I tend to drop final consonants.
I am not sure I fully understand which final consonants should be said clearly.
In the following text I have bolded the consonant that I think should be said clearly. Are they correct?
The test votes were to be "fake filibusters," designed to see if any measure could get 60 votes. Senate Democrats convened a rare Thursday evening meeting in the Capitol to plot the way forward on negotiations, with several senators canceling flights to attend. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) was the first to arrive, wearing jeans and a sweater, telling reporters on the way into the room that he knew nothing and had been en route to the airport.
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
Most of these are correct but a hard consonant at the end of a word should generally be pronounced. I notice that you have left the s from some plurals. It is important to pronounce the s otherwise we do not know that it is a plural.
- Most of these are correct but a hard consonant at the end of a word should generally be pronounced.
- I notice that you have left the s from some plurals.
- It is important to pronounce the s otherwise we do not know that it is a plural.
- tes t vo t e s severa l senato r s evening meetin g - These endings are pronounced in the same way, why the distinction?
- I know that many people do not pronounce all the letters in words particularly in some areas so it is difficult to judge.
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Most of these are correct but a hard consonant at the end of a word should generally be pronounced. I notice that you have left the s from some plurals. It is important to pronounce the s otherwise we do not know that it is a plural.
test votes several senator
test votes several senator
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