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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Passed down vs pass down

Hi, please help me.

I can't tell the difference between "passed down" and "pass down".
When I hear "passed down" at natural speed, I can't catch "ed" sound.
Is there any difference between them?
  

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The ending sound on the past tense of pass ( passed ) is a /t/ sound. Sometimes it is hard to hear.

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  • The ending sound on the past tense of pass ( passed ) is a /t/ sound.
  • Sometimes it is hard to hear.
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The ending sound on the past tense of pass (passed) is a /t/ sound.
Sometimes it is hard to hear.
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tashiroHi, please help me.I can't tell the difference between "passed down" and "pass down".When I hear "passed down" at natural speed, I can't catch "ed" sound.Is there any difference between them?
You are correct. What happens here is this: word boundary (#) becomes a syllable boundary
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raindoctorpassed#down, past#down (slow speech) > past~down > pas(t)~down
I think you meant 'pass#down', etc. ?

CJ
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Thank you very much for the answers.
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tashiroHi, please help me.I can't tell the difference between "passed down" and "pass down".When I hear "passed down" at natural speed, I can't catch "ed" sound.Is there any difference between them?
As far as I know, there's no difference.
Advanced Pronunciation in UseSome consonant sounds tend to be left out in conversation.
Examp
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CalifJim
raindoctorpassed#down, past#down (slow speech) > past~down > pas(t)~down
I think you meant 'pass#down', etc. ?CJ
I kept the phonetic realization [t] there instead of /d/.
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That's a great question, and causes a lot of problems for my students. Often if we have a /t/ or a /d/ sound between two other consonants then we don't pronounce it (it's called "elision").

For example, in the expressions "old man" and "next week" a lot of people don't pronounce the /d/ or the /t/ when they are speaking quickly. And words like prince and prints
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tinyteflteacherFor example, in the expressions "old man" and "next week" a lot of people don't pronounce the /d/ or the /t/ when they are speaking quickly.
Exactly. "Advanced Pronunciation in Use" also give the same examples: "old man" and "next week".
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Oops! I should have checked your link to this book. When I was taught about this my trainers must have used the same book!

So, thanks - I'll have a look at it and I might find some useful new examples.
TTT
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tinyteflteacherSo, thanks - I'll have a look at it and I might find some useful new examples.TTT
I'm sorry, I just checked, I was wrong. The examples they give are similar, but different.
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