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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

What are these/wha tare these

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00I am just wondering how you sound "what are these". 02br
00Do you join the "t" in what and "a" in are as the "t" is a consonant and the "a" is a vowel like the following? 02br
00"wha tare these?" 02br
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00Thanks in advance. 0-
  

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0 Hi victory. In BrE it would be more like "wha tu these" 0-

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0 Hi victory. In BrE it would be more like "wha tu these" 0-
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0 Hi, abbie 02br
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00Thanks for help. 02br
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00I am just wondering if you know a site where I could get such a rule or information as I would like to know how sounds change. 02br
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00Thanks in advance. 0-
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0 In AmE, any two successive words which belong to the same phrase group wherein the first ends in a relatively stressed vowel and final "t" and the second begins with a relatively unstressed full vowel (i.e., not a glide) or R-colored vowel, the "t" is pronounced as "d" -- a light "d", a light tap -- not a full initial "d" as in "down and dirty". Never as "t", especially not an aspirated "t".
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0 Victorycountry, 02br
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00There is such a book but the title now escapes me. I'll do some checking around for you. If you don't hear back from me, please post a reminder. 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
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00Thanks for your help. 0-
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