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Mosca Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Patent with non tapped 't' by Californian?
Visited a conference today led by one Californian and one from north east. The Californian pronounced patent with non tapped 't':s. All other 't' were extremely tapped as far as I could tell.
Also processes were pronounced as processees (long e at the end). Does this somehow refer to any person or item working with or being worked by the actual processeses??
The New Hampshire (or whatever) guy never did this of course as he refered to the same processes.
How do people on here pronounce these two?
Is there something I missed with this?
Also processes were pronounced as processees (long e at the end). Does this somehow refer to any person or item working with or being worked by the actual processeses??
The New Hampshire (or whatever) guy never did this of course as he refered to the same processes.
How do people on here pronounce these two?
Is there something I missed with this?
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I pronounce the t in patent, although, as is typical of those in the south, it is a soft t. Processeez is just a variant pronunciation of processes, not a reference to persons or items. pro (prah, rhymes with Rah!
- I pronounce the t in patent, although, as is typical of those in the south, it is a soft t.
- Processeez is just a variant pronunciation of processes, not a reference to persons or items.
- pro (prah, rhymes with Rah!
- (as in rah rah rah zis boom bah).
- I know many British pronounce the first syllable as pro with a long o, as well.
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I pronounce the t in patent, although, as is typical of those in the south, it is a soft t.
Processeez is just a variant pronunciation of processes, not a reference to persons or items. I say "processes", but I've heard processeez, usually with the first syllable pronounced with a long o instead of how it is usually pronounced in processes ...pro (prah, rhymes with Rah! (as in rah rah r
Processeez is just a variant pronunciation of processes, not a reference to persons or items. I say "processes", but I've heard processeez, usually with the first syllable pronounced with a long o instead of how it is usually pronounced in processes ...pro (prah, rhymes with Rah! (as in rah rah r
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Yes, except in the word "often", which I (and pretty much everyone I know) pronounce as "ofen" without the t sound. (awfun is the best way I can write it as dialect).
I can't think of any other words with t in them where I don't tap the t.
I can't think of any other words with t in them where I don't tap the t.
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Thanks, I love this forum! And what area/dialect would you say you "represent"?
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I grew up in the Deep South and went to college at a major university in the southwest, and have lived in the southwest since. So, I have what I call a Deep South *** SW accent.
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