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Zoltán Király Posted 11 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Silen H and Sentence Stress

Hi, I noticed that Americans usually drop the H in pronouns in casual speech.

1. Is he here? sounds like [ ??z_i 'h??r? ]
2. Yes, he is. [ 'y?s, hi(y)'?z ]

I wouldn't drop the H in the second sentence, though. I marked the stressed words with bold. Did I put the stress on them correctly?

Any suggestion appreciated.
  

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Zoltán Király I noticed that Americans usually drop the H in pronouns in casual speech. Right. Zoltán Király I wouldn't drop the H in the second sentence, thoug I would.

— Mister Micawber

  • Zoltán Király I noticed that Americans usually drop the H in pronouns in casual speech.
  • Right.
  • Zoltán Király I wouldn't drop the H in the second sentence, thoug I would.
  • Zoltán Király I marked the stressed words with bold.
  • Did I put the stress on them correctly?
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Zoltán KirályI noticed that Americans usually drop the H in pronouns in casual speech.
Right.
Zoltán KirályI wouldn't drop the H in the second sentence, thoug
I would.
Zoltán Király I marked the stressed words with bold. Did I put the stress on them correctly?
Yes, you did. It is because
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Zoltán Király1. Is he here? sounds like [ ??z_i 'h??r? ]
Yes. Note also Is she here? [ ???i 'h??r? ]

CJ
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