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Meantolearn Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

The sound of -tt- in AmE

Hi, there.

Re the word 'bottle': The 'tt' sounds like 'd' rather than 't'. (according to an American)

Does the rule also apply to the following words?

better, settle, butter..etc. Any eceptions if there are any?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Yes, that 'flap t' between a vowel sound and a liquid is common with many speakers. CJ should have more to say on the topic.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, that 'flap t' between a vowel sound and a liquid is common with many speakers.
  • CJ should have more to say on the topic.
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Yes, that 'flap t' between a vowel sound and a liquid is common with many speakers. CJ should have more to say on the topic.
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Thanks, MrM.

Note: a liquid means the sound of "L" or "R".
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Yes, I believe that is the term. (As with most of my phonological posts, the terminology is probably old or outdated...or wrong.)
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meantolearnThe 'tt' sounds like 'd' rather than 't'.
Generally speaking, yes.

meantolearnDoes the rule also apply to the following words?
better, settle, butter.
Yes. All these tt's are 'flapped ts'.

For all the details of the American pronunciations of ts, see
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Here's a video that covers the pronunciation of the flap t.

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