pronouncing strapped for cash

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0How to say it quickly? I have to close my mouth making the p sound, and then the momentum is lost and it's hard to say the rest (i.e. for cash) quickly and smoothly. Do you pronounce the p sound? Or am I just lacking in the mouth dexterity department?0-

Annvan · Accepted Answer

0 Try saying "strapped" like this - "strapt". Then your mouth is open again on the "t" sound. 0-

CalifJim · Answer

0The problem may be that you are incorrectly trying to give the 01b00p02b00 sound its full value with a little puff of air at the end. In combination with a following 01b00t02b00, the 01b00p02b00 should be little more than a closing of the lips. You will not hear a full 01b00p02b00.02br
00Say 01i00strap02i00 as 01i00stra02i00 with nothing more than a closing of the lips for the 01b00p02b00 part. Don't pronounce the 01b00p02b00. Suppose that 01i00+02i00 means "Close your mouth quickly". Now say stra+, stra+, stra+.02br
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00When you can do that well, just add the 01b00t02b00 (01i00stra+t02i00) and then add the rest (01i00stra+t for cash02i00).02br
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00There is little difference between 01i00strat for02i00 and 01i00strapt for02i00. The only difference is that your lips close between the 01b00a02b00 and the 01b00t02b00. Just the closing of the lips is enough to suggest a 01b00p02b00. Don't attempt to make the 01b00p02b00 any more prominent by trying to give a puff of air or anything like that. Say 01i00stra01b00+02b00t for cash02i00. 02br
00(I assume the phrase 01i00for cash02i00 is not the problem.)02br
00CJ 0-

Mkyol · Answer

0Thanks Annvan for the suggestion, and thanks CJ for the detailed explanation!02br
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00I have something that I wonder about still: 02br
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00Can I say straft rather than strapt? It makes it easier because the lips are not fully closed in the middle. Or should I try to make it sound more like p, even though it's not fully, by closing the lips briefly like when making the p sound? And also, even if I say straft, would people understand and be cool with it?0-

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