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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Is can pronounced here as /kæn/? Or /kən/?
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THERE is a future out there – not in a parallel universe but right here in this one – in which the inexorable decline of wildlife and rise of global temperatures are both stemmed. For the first time we have a tool that can tell us how.
THERE is a future out there – not in a parallel universe but right here in this one – in which the inexorable decline of wildlife and rise of global temperatures are both stemmed. For the first time we have a tool that can tell us how.
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This is how it works in most BrE accents, maybe give or take some IPA niceties. When the word "can" is emphasised it is pronounced as /kæn/. n/ for most people.
- This is how it works in most BrE accents, maybe give or take some IPA niceties.
- When the word "can" is emphasised it is pronounced as /kæn/.
- n/ for most people.
- n/ for most people.
- Italicised "can" ("You can make a difference") would show emphasis and would prompt the /kæn/ pronunciation.
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This is how it works in most BrE accents, maybe give or take some IPA niceties. When the word "can" is emphasised it is pronounced as /kæn/. When not emphasised it tends to become /k?n/ for most people. There is nothing here to suggest emphasis, so it would default to /k?n/ for most people. Italicised "can" ("You can make a difference") would show emphasis and would prompt the /kæn/ pronunc
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