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Makaay Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
"T" Pronunciation
Hello
I would like to know how do you, preferably, americans pronounce the "T" in sentences like the following:
_ Have you ever eaten it
Eaten = eaDen like in water or
Eaten = ea'en like in forgotten
and how about eating
Eating = eaDing or
Eating = ea'ing
Is there any rule that can explain me it better, or it differs from region to region?
Thanks
I would like to know how do you, preferably, americans pronounce the "T" in sentences like the following:
_ Have you ever eaten it
Eaten = eaDen like in water or
Eaten = ea'en like in forgotten
and how about eating
Eating = eaDing or
Eating = ea'ing
Is there any rule that can explain me it better, or it differs from region to region?
Thanks
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You're in Brazil-- what do you care how each region of the US pronounces that 'flap-t'? In conversation (you have produced no sentences), it is basically a /d/ sound between two vowel sounds or liquids ( /l/ or /r/). If you can manage that, you'll sound like a native.
- You're in Brazil-- what do you care how each region of the US pronounces that 'flap-t'?
- In conversation (you have produced no sentences), it is basically a /d/ sound between two vowel sounds or liquids ( /l/ or /r/).
- If you can manage that, you'll sound like a native.
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You're in Brazil-- what do you care how each region of the US pronounces that 'flap-t'? In conversation (you have produced no sentences), it is basically a /d/ sound between two vowel sounds or liquids ( /l/ or /r/). If you can manage that, you'll sound like a native.
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Hi Maakay,
I am a native Am english speaker and i haven't noticed people pronouncing the 't' in eaten like a 'd'. The 't' sound is made with the tongue against the teeth while the 'd' is with the tongue more against the palate, so unless you learn it that way i don't think it is something that would happen accidentally.
There have been any number of puns made on the Garden of Eatin'
I am a native Am english speaker and i haven't noticed people pronouncing the 't' in eaten like a 'd'. The 't' sound is made with the tongue against the teeth while the 'd' is with the tongue more against the palate, so unless you learn it that way i don't think it is something that would happen accidentally.
There have been any number of puns made on the Garden of Eatin'
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eaten - unreleased t and syllabic n.
eating - tapped/flapped t
See How to pronounce a 't' in American English for all the gory details on how to pronounce an American T.
You may have to print out and realign the chart in that thread. It's a little out o
eating - tapped/flapped t
See How to pronounce a 't' in American English for all the gory details on how to pronounce an American T.
You may have to print out and realign the chart in that thread. It's a little out o
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Thank you for all the answers, and CJ, thanks for the link to that post, it's going to be very useful.
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The /t/ in eating is usually tapped so it sounds like eading, but some people might pronounce that /t/ differently. I've heard "getting" pronounced as "getn" pretty often. But in that case "eating" and "eaten" would be pronounced the same... hmm, weird
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KooyeenI've heard "getting" pronounced as "getn" pretty often. But in that case "eating" and "eaten" would be pronounced the same.True, but (trust me) you don't want to use that pronunciation for -ingwords (except to be humorous).
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This question led to my investigation on how we pronounce the letter "t" in USA English. Judging from observation of newscasters on TV and others I came up with these rules regarding every letter before and after the letter "t".
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"Eaten" is pronounced the glottal stop--like "forgotten"--everywhere in American English.
"Eating" is pronounced with what linguists call a "flap"--it's not the same "d" sound as in "reading", but is a very quick touch of the tongue to the palate. It's the same sound as in Spanish "pero," if that helps!
"Eating" is pronounced with what linguists call a "flap"--it's not the same "d" sound as in "reading", but is a very quick touch of the tongue to the palate. It's the same sound as in Spanish "pero," if that helps!
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