How to pronounce "crossed the"
How do I pronounce "crossed the". I can pronounced "cross the" perfectly fine, but not "crossed the"
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The difference is barely audible, so in a pinch you can use your pronunciation of "cross the" for "crossed the". It's just that "crossed the" has a little interruption of sound (a tiny silence you might say) where the unreleased T ( ed ) occurs. This interruption is made by raising the tongue very briefly to the position for pronouncing T without actually producing much of a T at all.
- The difference is barely audible, so in a pinch you can use your pronunciation of "cross the" for "crossed the".
- It's just that "crossed the" has a little interruption of sound (a tiny silence you might say) where the unreleased T ( ed ) occurs.
- This interruption is made by raising the tongue very briefly to the position for pronouncing T without actually producing much of a T at all.
- CJ
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The difference is barely audible, so in a pinch you can use your pronunciation of "cross the" for "crossed the".
It's just that "crossed the" has a little interruption of sound (a tiny silence you might say) where the unreleased T (ed) occurs. This interruption is made by raising the tongue very briefly to the position for pronouncing T without actually producing much of a T at a
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