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Davidrock65 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
n followed by s
Dear teachers
I found that, when an n sound is followed by an s sound, the s sound will be pronounced as "ts", such as convince, experience, invincible, translate and so on.
Is that how most of the americans and canadians pronounce?
Thanks for answering
I found that, when an n sound is followed by an s sound, the s sound will be pronounced as "ts", such as convince, experience, invincible, translate and so on.
Is that how most of the americans and canadians pronounce?
Thanks for answering
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Yes. That is the correct pronunciation. That unwritten t , by the way, is sometimes called "sycophantic t ".
- Yes.
- That is the correct pronunciation.
- That unwritten t , by the way, is sometimes called "sycophantic t ".
- That's why there is no difference in sound between prince and prints , between dense and dents , and so on.
- CJ
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Yes. That is the correct pronunciation. That unwritten t, by the way, is sometimes called "sycophantic t".
That's why there is no difference in sound between prince and prints, between dense and dents, and so on.
CJ
That's why there is no difference in sound between prince and prints, between dense and dents, and so on.
CJ
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There seems to be a difference in British English.
an 'nc' is pronounced as you say, but a 'ns' isn't.
dense and dents sound different.
an 'nc' is pronounced as you say, but a 'ns' isn't.
dense and dents sound different.
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I once read that it's impossible not to form a t between the n and s sounds -- not that I believe everything I read, though!
But are you sure that the difference you hear is due to the presence or absence of the t sound?
Or might it be something to do with vowel length or some other phenomenon?
Or is it an auditory illusion that they sound different to you?
Curious.
But are you sure that the difference you hear is due to the presence or absence of the t sound?
Or might it be something to do with vowel length or some other phenomenon?
Or is it an auditory illusion that they sound different to you?
Curious.
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How about 'dens'. Would you still make a 't' sound in the middle?
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Nona The BritThere seems to be a difference in British English.Hi Nona
an 'nc' is pronounced as you say, but a 'ns' isn't.
dense and dents sound different.
They certainly sound different in Helsinki English too!
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