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4 Nov 2016
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Question about English (US)
How do native Americans pronounce "text or texting"?
When I hear it ,it sounds "tex or texing"
Is it super common that they pronounce silent "t"?
How do native Americans pronounce "text or texting"?
When I hear it ,it sounds "tex or texing"
Is it super common that they pronounce silent "t"?
When I hear it ,it sounds "tex or texing"
Is it super common that they pronounce silent "t"?
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The "t" sound is often omitted or very subtly pronounced in US English in words that end with a "t" when it's the last word in a sentence, or the word after it begins with a consonant. So, in
"Text me"
"Send me a text"
the "t" is very subtle. But if a word beginning with a vowel follows (e.g. "Text Anna") , the "t" is usually more clearly pronounced.
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Sometimes when there are 3 or more consonant sounds in a row in a word, people silence one in conversation so the words can be said more quickly. "xt" basically has a "k-s-t"
My last name has "n-d-b" in it and for ease of pronounciation i skip over the "d" ususally.
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