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Learner100 Posted 18 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How to pronounce asked?

0Do you say 01i00æ00st02i00 or 01i00æ00skt00?00 00 02i0-
  

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12br 12br 10asked10 11a 12a 10 10\10ˈ10as(k)t, 10ˈ10äs(k)t, 12br 12br 12i 12blockquote 1-

— Yoong Liat

  • 12br 12br 10asked10 11a 12a 10 10\10ˈ10as(k)t, 10ˈ10äs(k)t, 12br 12br 12i 12blockquote 1-
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01cite10Learner10012cite10Do you say 11i10æ10st12i10 or 11i10æ10skt10?12br
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0I say askt, but you are not going to hear the K. You hear a kind of pause, when the throat "tightens".... like in do(c)tor. 050010id1
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0Just a side note - there are part of the U.S. when it's said "axed" - it makes my skin crawl, but it's said.02br
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0I wanted to mention that, that some people axe questions. It's a feature of some dialects (for example it's found in African American English). Merriam-Webster lists that pronunciation, saying it's dialectal. 050010id1
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Not true. It's an incorrect pronunciation of the word!
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/skt/ is a very difficult combination to pronounce. Although a native most likely can pronounce all of it as an isolated word, I believe that most descriptive linguists agree that part of the sound disappears in normal speech. How the entire sound comes out is considered to be standard in some cultures, dialectical in others.
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What's not true? It is incorrect, but it IS said.
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