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Yanx Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Pronunciation of the contraction "What've" and "When've"
Hi,
What is the pronunciation of the contraction or the reduced form of "What've" and "When've" when people speak normally and fast?
Below is the sound of the two phrases that I think is correct, if my pronunciation is not standard, please feel free to point it out. (Better use the IPA) Thank you very much!
**What've [w?t?v] or [w?:t?v]
**When've [wen?v]
Tay
What is the pronunciation of the contraction or the reduced form of "What've" and "When've" when people speak normally and fast?
Below is the sound of the two phrases that I think is correct, if my pronunciation is not standard, please feel free to point it out. (Better use the IPA) Thank you very much!
**What've [w?t?v] or [w?:t?v]
**When've [wen?v]
Tay
Top answer
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3 Answers
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These look good to me, Tay:
[w?:t?v] ( some people: [w?:d?v])
[wen?v]
[w?:t?v] ( some people: [w?:d?v])
[wen?v]
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Mister MicawberThese look good to me, Tay: [w?:t?v] ( some people: [w?:d?v])[wen?v]Thanks!
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I say something like [w???v] or [w???v] and [w?n?v] or [w?n?v], where ? is the flapped dental that sounds a lot like [ d] and [?] is a fairly high schwa.
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