BW2/3  +  299473 Fri, 01 Dec 06 09:16 AM How did you pronounce the following? Italy= i d le  Steer=s d ir I hear 't' sounds like 'd'. http://www.webster.com/dictionary/steer http://www.webster.com/dictionary/italy BW2/3 Joined on Sat, Oct 22 2005 Contributing Member 1,283 Carpe diem!!

	Mister Micawber  +  299476 Fri, 01 Dec 06 09:29 AM Between vowel sounds (Italy), and between vowel and liquids (title, butter), the letter t is usually pronounced /d/ in conversational English.  The t in steer, however, sounds like /t/ to me, as I would expect. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,788 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Vowels, Conversational English

	BW2/3  +  299481 Fri, 01 Dec 06 09:33 AM Thank you very much Mister Micawber, What is 'liquids'? And Anxiety =ang zI  schwa?   De    Is there schwa sound between 'zi' and 'De'? What does 'ty' sound to you? I hear 'd'sound. BW2/3

	Mister Micawber  +  299549 Fri, 01 Dec 06 01:05 PM Liquid:  a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially 'l' and 'r')-- googling will probably get you some phonology sites with more info. Anxiety:  yes, that sounds quite /d/-ish too. Mister Micawber

	Alienvoord  +  299608 Fri, 01 Dec 06 03:37 PM After /s/, as in "steer", /t/ is unaspirated and could be confused with /d/. But it is definitely /t/; English has no words beginning with /sd/. Alienvoord Joined on Tue, Jul 25 2006 Toronto Full Member 345

	Marvin A.  +  301948 Fri, 08 Dec 06 06:33 PM >> Between vowel sounds (<i>Italy</i>), and between vowel and liquids (<i>title, butter</i>), the letter <i>t</i> is usually pronounced <b>/d/</b> in conversational English.  The<i> t</i> in steer, however, sounds like<b> /t/</b> to me, as I would expect. << [br] Interesting. I've only heard Japanese people pronounce Italy with a [ d ]. You must have an interesting dialect. I myself would say [ I4@li ] using an alveolar flap instead of a [ d ]. Italy in Upper RP would be pronounced [ It@lI]. Marvin A. Joined on Fri, Dec 8 2006 Regular Member 638 Vowels, Dialects, Conversational English