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Gabo864 Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
How to pronounce can and can't
Hey everyone
I'm new on this forum and I'm very excited to learn more about pronunciation here!
I'm gonna tell you a little bit about myself! I have been dating this American girl for over 5 years... she was such a good reason to learn English, so I have been learning English online and practicing with her on the phone and every once in a while when she visited me in Venezuela (my native country)... now we are engaged and I moved to the US just a month ago.. it's been pretty hard to adjust to the language since I was used to just holding basic conversations and just talking to her on the phone! and also hearing different accents has been pretty hard! love the southern accent but its hard to understand!.. anyway I'm coming across with really bad pronunciation and I need help!... people do understand me but there are certain words that just give me a hard time! right now I would really like to have some help with can or can't .. I have been trying to practice and I try hard to listen to people saying these verbs but I just CAN'T do it! so Im coming here to get advice from you guys!... Thank you so much
I'm new on this forum and I'm very excited to learn more about pronunciation here!
I'm gonna tell you a little bit about myself! I have been dating this American girl for over 5 years... she was such a good reason to learn English, so I have been learning English online and practicing with her on the phone and every once in a while when she visited me in Venezuela (my native country)... now we are engaged and I moved to the US just a month ago.. it's been pretty hard to adjust to the language since I was used to just holding basic conversations and just talking to her on the phone! and also hearing different accents has been pretty hard! love the southern accent but its hard to understand!.. anyway I'm coming across with really bad pronunciation and I need help!... people do understand me but there are certain words that just give me a hard time! right now I would really like to have some help with can or can't .. I have been trying to practice and I try hard to listen to people saying these verbs but I just CAN'T do it! so Im coming here to get advice from you guys!... Thank you so much Top answer
Hi, it depends, since there are a lot of English dialects. The main difference involves stress. The verb "can" is normally not stressed, while the verb "can't" is.
- Hi, it depends, since there are a lot of English dialects.
- The main difference involves stress.
- The verb "can" is normally not stressed, while the verb "can't" is.
- The vowel in "can" is reduced to a kind of schwa sound when it's not stressed.
- Stressed words are in bold: I can do it.
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Hi,
it depends, since there are a lot of English dialects.
The main difference involves stress. The verb "can" is normally not stressed, while the verb "can't" is. The vowel in "can" is reduced to a kind of schwa sound when it's not stressed. Stressed words are in bold:
I can do it. (Here the vowel in "can" is reduced)
I can't do it.
I also found thes
it depends, since there are a lot of English dialects.
The main difference involves stress. The verb "can" is normally not stressed, while the verb "can't" is. The vowel in "can" is reduced to a kind of schwa sound when it's not stressed. Stressed words are in bold:
I can do it. (Here the vowel in "can" is reduced)
I can't do it.
I also found thes
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