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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Pronounciation

Why does Visit us sound as 'Visi tas'?
  

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Hi, Anonymous. "Visit us" doesn't actually sound as "Visi tas". In the English language, native speakers use neutral sounds called the schwa .

— Oafidel

  • Hi, Anonymous.
  • "Visit us" doesn't actually sound as "Visi tas".
  • In the English language, native speakers use neutral sounds called the schwa .
  • It is a neutral sound - not silent.
  • The schwa sounds like " uh ".
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Hi, Anonymous. "Visit us" doesn't actually sound as "Visi tas". In the English language, native speakers use neutral sounds called the schwa. It is a neutral sound - not silent. The schwa sounds like "uh". You would then say those words like "Vizi tuhs".

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The /t/ sound moves toward the third syllable by the phenomenon of liaison: there is a tendency for sounds to be grouped as consonant + vowel, and here we get vi + si + tu + s.
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