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Wakeup2 Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Pronounication of "asked that"

How does this sound like? I am wondering especailly the transition from the "ed" to the "th". Is there a slight separation between "asked" and "that"?

Thanks!
  

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Certainly no separation. For me, they smudge together. The 'd', which is actually /t/, almost disappears.

— Mister Micawber

  • Certainly no separation.
  • For me, they smudge together.
  • The 'd', which is actually /t/, almost disappears.
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Certainly no separation. For me, they smudge together. The 'd', which is actually /t/, almost disappears.
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Is "fifth floor" smudging too? Thanks btw!
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asked + that > askt + that > ask'that

t + th > th

d + th > th
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Is "fifth floor" smudging too? Thanks btw!-- These two words seem to me to maintain their integrity, because they both carry stress (as do most number+ unit combinations).
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One last thing: How about "missed you"? Is it "miss-chyou"?
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I hear a hint of the /t/ in my own, but I can well imagine that others elide it. I hope you understand that these reductions, elisions, etc. are often idiolectic.
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wakeup2How about "missed you"? Is it "miss-chyou"?
Or you can write it "misschoo".

Follow the links at to learn more about this phenomenon.

CJ
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wakeup2Is "fifth floor" smudging too? Thanks btw!
fifth = fith or fift

f + th > f + t (fifth > fift)

f + th > p + th (diphthong > dipthong, diphtheria > diptheria, naphtha > naptha)

fricative + fricative > stop + fricative or fricative + stop
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Thanks guys!

One laaast one: "searched you".

Is this "search-choo"?
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My self-take: [s?rt?tju:]
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