Pronunciation of used to and did not use to
What is the proper American pronunciation for "used to" and "did not use to"? Is the d in "used to" a /d/ or a /t/ ? Is the s in "did not use to" an /s/ or a /z/? Thanks very much!
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anonymous did not use to It's rare to say this. It's "didn't use to". In both the affirmative and in the negative, the "s" in "used" in pronounced /s/, not /z/, and the "d" in "used" is silent.
- anonymous did not use to It's rare to say this.
- It's "didn't use to".
- In both the affirmative and in the negative, the "s" in "used" in pronounced /s/, not /z/, and the "d" in "used" is silent.
- t?
- ju:stu/ CJ Your post has been moved to the Audio, Speech, and Pronunciation Forum.
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anonymousdid not use to
It's rare to say this. It's "didn't use to".
In both the affirmative and in the negative, the "s" in "used" in pronounced /s/, not /z/, and the "d" in "used" is silent.
Here are the pronunciations in IPA:
/'ju:stu/ /'d?d?n?t? ?ju:stu/
CJ
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