Belly Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Some questions to ask
0 I want to ask 2 questions about pronunciation first: 02 br
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00 1) Do Americans say /use- 01 b 00 d 02 b 00 / or /use- 01 b 00 t 02 b 00 / in used to? 02 br
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00 2) I saw Ann Cook wrote this in American Accent course: 02 br
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00 If the first consonant is voiced, the next one will be as well. If the first one is unvoiced, the second one will sound unvoiced, no matter what you do. 02 br
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00 Then she gave out examples: 02 br
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00 After a voiced sound: He had to do it /he hae (d) d' du(w)'t/ 02 br
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00 After an unvoiced sound: he got to do it / he ga(t)d' du(w)'t/ 02 br
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00 a)(note that the words in bracket 01 b 00 (d) (t) (w) 02 b 00 are small and stand upper to others, I wonder whether we pronounced them) 02 br
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00 b) How do those examples support the cause she gave, but I've seen no reason why. After t( unvoiced), we still pronounce: 'd, and so does after (d), so what's the difference? 02 br
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00 3)What is the difference between 01 b 00 rate 02 b 00 and 01 b 00 incidence 02 b 00 ? 02 br
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00 4) "Lifting bar bell helps your pectorals expand" or ""Lifting bar bell 01 b 00 s 02 b 00 helps your pectorals expand" 0-
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00 1) Do Americans say /use- 01 b 00 d 02 b 00 / or /use- 01 b 00 t 02 b 00 / in used to? 02 br
02 br
00 2) I saw Ann Cook wrote this in American Accent course: 02 br
02 br
00 If the first consonant is voiced, the next one will be as well. If the first one is unvoiced, the second one will sound unvoiced, no matter what you do. 02 br
02 br
00 Then she gave out examples: 02 br
02 br
00 After a voiced sound: He had to do it /he hae (d) d' du(w)'t/ 02 br
02 br
00 After an unvoiced sound: he got to do it / he ga(t)d' du(w)'t/ 02 br
02 br
00 a)(note that the words in bracket 01 b 00 (d) (t) (w) 02 b 00 are small and stand upper to others, I wonder whether we pronounced them) 02 br
02 br
00 b) How do those examples support the cause she gave, but I've seen no reason why. After t( unvoiced), we still pronounce: 'd, and so does after (d), so what's the difference? 02 br
02 br
00 3)What is the difference between 01 b 00 rate 02 b 00 and 01 b 00 incidence 02 b 00 ? 02 br
02 br
00 4) "Lifting bar bell helps your pectorals expand" or ""Lifting bar bell 01 b 00 s 02 b 00 helps your pectorals expand" 0-
Top answer
0 1. 02 br 02 br 00 2. In normal speech, she may be correct.
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0 1. Americans usually say 'use-t'; for that reason, many write it 'use to' instead of the proper "used to". 02 br
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00 2. In normal speech, she may be correct. Her examples, however, as you've indicated, don't prove her point. (The raised letters indicate that they barely sound.) 02 br
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00 3. Very much interchangeable. 02 br
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00 2. In normal speech, she may be correct. Her examples, however, as you've indicated, don't prove her point. (The raised letters indicate that they barely sound.) 02 br
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00 3. Very much interchangeable. 02 br
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01 cite 10 Belly 12 cite 10 Do Americans say /use- 11 b 10 d 12 b 10 / or /use- 11 b 10 t 12 b 10 / in used to? 12 blockquote10 The semi-modal 01 i 00 used to 02 i 00 is pronounced 01 i 00 yu - stu 02 i 00 , with 01 b 00 t, 02 b 00 as if it is one
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Actually both American and British pronounce the final ed in used to as /t/.
Therefore, you will have to link the final /t/ sound in used with initial /t/ in to
turning the /t/ into one single sound. In short, what you will have is used to /juztu/.
e.g. I used to play in a band.
/ai
Therefore, you will have to link the final /t/ sound in used with initial /t/ in to
turning the /t/ into one single sound. In short, what you will have is used to /juztu/.
e.g. I used to play in a band.
/ai
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