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Carlin Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

pronunciation of -ton endings

I would like you to help me with this one. How do you produce the endings with -ton, and -tain, like in Trenton,Quinton, mountain and fountain. Please I'd like specific information on how to pronounce those ones.

Regards.

  

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Carlin I would like you to help me with this one. How do you produce the endings with -ton, and -tain, like in Trenton,Quinton, mountain and fountain. Please I'd like specific information on how to pronounce those ones.

— Philip

  • Carlin I would like you to help me with this one.
  • How do you produce the endings with -ton, and -tain, like in Trenton,Quinton, mountain and fountain.
  • Please I'd like specific information on how to pronounce those ones.
  • Regards.
  • At most, p ronounce them with the schwa (as in unaccented 'the').
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Carlin
I would like you to help me with this one. How do you produce the endings with -ton, and -tain, like in Trenton,Quinton, mountain and fountain. Please I'd like specific information on how to pronounce those ones.

Regards.


At most, pronounce them with the schwa (as in unaccent
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The typical American pronunciation of "ton"/"tain" after an "n" is with unreleased "t" and syllabic "n", which is just another way of saying what Philip already explained.

An alternate pronunciation is with a neutral unaspirated "t", a schwa, and a consonantal "n". This would probably be the form used for announcing the news of the day on TV or radio.

CJ
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