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Collin ONeil Posted 6 years ago
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When you make a 'stop t' in the word "felt", does it sound the same as "Fell"?

Hello. I'd like to ask if when you say "Felt", with a stop t, it sounds the same as "Fell"?

There's also another pair of words - Coal and Cold


Do they sound the same when the "d" in cold is stopped? (I.e - When you don't release the air and stop the sound)

I hope this question got the point across.

  

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Collin ONeil I'd like to ask if when you say "Felt", with a stop t, it sounds the same as "Fell"? No, it's different. The "unreleased T" at the end of 'felt' causes the vowel and the L-sound to get cut off as if the word is being "attacked", so 'felt' sounds like a rather quick sound while 'fell' sounds long and drawn out with more time spent on the final L so it sounds slower and smoother.

— CalifJim

  • Collin ONeil I'd like to ask if when you say "Felt", with a stop t, it sounds the same as "Fell"?
  • No, it's different.
  • The "unreleased T" at the end of 'felt' causes the vowel and the L-sound to get cut off as if the word is being "attacked", so 'felt' sounds like a rather quick sound while 'fell' sounds long and drawn out with more time spent on the final L so it sounds slower and smoother.
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  • ) felt!
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Collin ONeilI'd like to ask if when you say "Felt", with a stop t, it sounds the same as "Fell"?

No, it's different. The "unreleased T" at the end of 'felt' causes the vowel and the L-sound to get cut off as if the word is being "attacked", so 'felt' sounds like a rather quick sound while 'fell' sounds long and drawn out with more time spent on the final L

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