Listening Problems

Question

Merry Christmas!!!I'm from Hong Kong and now practising my listening skills.Please refer to the video clip first:  (for your reference only)My transcription was: D'you think (1)it wise to trust Hagrid (2)to something as important (2)just this?The transcription provided by IMSDb was: Do you think it wise to trust Hagrid w/ something as important as this?My questions are:1) Is 'it' grammatically correct? How about "it's"?2) I heard the word 'with' as 'to' and 'as' as 'just'. Can someone tell me how the actress said the two words in the video clip? How did she pronounce the two words?Thank you very much!

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

gchan1) Is 'it' grammatically correct?

Yes.

gchanHow about "it's"?

Also correct. Yes.

gchan2) I heard the word 'with' as 'to' and 'as' as 'just'. Can someone tell me how the actress said the two words in the video clip? How did she pronounce the two words?

The words were "with" and "as". Being British, she pronounced them, as to be expected, with a British accent. Both of those words are completely unstressed in the given context, so that may be why you missed them. Note also that the actress phrases her lines so that each word blends smoothly into the next. This may also be creating difficulties for you.

And don't forget that native speakers know which word to expect even before they hear it because they have spoken English all their lives!

You usually trust someone with something, so with is the expected word there.
And as important just is ungrammatical. The native speaker expects the word as a second time: as important as. The two ass go together.

CJ

Gchan · Answer

Thank you very much!!! Your answers were very clear and detailed!!!

Listening Problems

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions