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Besthunter Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

pronounce DON'T and DOESN'T

Can someone tell me how to pronounce DON'T and DOESN'T?
  

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zn/). As you can see, I don't include the T, unless nothing follows. (If a Y-sound follows the T sound turns into a CH-sound) Example: -You have a new car, don't you?

— Kooyeen

  • zn/).
  • As you can see, I don't include the T, unless nothing follows.
  • (If a Y-sound follows the T sound turns into a CH-sound) Example: -You have a new car, don't you?
  • <-- doe-n-choo?
  • -No, I don't.
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Hi,
I say "doe-n" and "duzz-n" (IPA: /do?/ - /d?zn/).
As you can see, I don't include the T, unless nothing follows. (If a Y-sound follows the T sound turns into a CH-sound)

Example:
-You have a new car, don't you?<-- doe-n-choo?
-No, I don't.<-- eye doe-nt
-What? You don't have a new car? <-- doe-n hav
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Pronouncing them alone, I would say

d??nt and d?z?nt

As negative auxiliaries, these are usually stressed.

That guy above me is right, in connected speech the final consonants may change.
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I say them "Doen" (sometimes with a slight, "t" sound on the end), and "dus-int", but it depends a lot on your accent and where you are from
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It is important to note that the final /t/ sound is actually there, but it's not aspirated - the air "stops" after the /n/ sound. It's different to the final /n/ in, say, on or fun.
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DOANT / DUZZINT
with unreleased T's which make them sound like they end in an N sound which is suddenly cut off.

CJ
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