Vince  +  76749 Sat, 26 Feb 05 09:52 AM Hi there, I want to improve my pronunciation on d's and t's in the end of a word such as hat, had, and head. Does anybody have an activity for me to help me improve my d's and t's? Vince.. P.S. please correct any mistakes found in my posts... Vince Joined on Wed, Feb 23 2005 Germany Full Member 156 Pronunciation

	Casi  +  76857 Sat, 26 Feb 05 04:51 PM Word-final <t> is slightly aspirated in English, but in some languages it is unaspirated and sounds like <d>. To practice aspiration, say the word "team", "tin", "tan" slowly, as slowly as you can, and focus on the initial <t> sound. Notice how a slight flow of air is released after you let the <t> go. That's aspiration. Now try it word-finally with ha<t>, ba<t>, me<t>, and so on. All the best, Casi Joined on Sat, Sep 25 2004 Regular Member 547