jossx  +  662908 Wed, 04 Feb 09 06:39 PM Hi everyone! I've read people can omit /t/ sounds when speaking in informal situations. Could you help me? What do you know about this? Is this true? There's even a rule saying " In informal speech we sometimes omit the /t/ when the ending of one word and the beginning of another form a consonant group. For example I went shopping. it would be: /ahy wehn chopin/ instead of /ahy wehnT choping/ She just wanted to know you better. /shee juhs wahnid tuh noh juh behdehr/ What other examples could you give me? Is this right? It's actually hard for me to pronounce consonant clusters in fast speech. It'd be great if I can "shorten some forms in order to make my speaking easier, but I don't want to do it "illegaly" so I was wondering if this is a good application. Thanks a lot!! jossx Joined on Tue, Jan 6 2009 New Member 38 "The only thing that I know is that I know nothing" Consonants, American English, Pronunciation, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Speeches

	Kooyeen  +  663012 Wed, 04 Feb 09 09:06 PM Hi, assuming you are talking about American English, it's often not pronounced in NT when the following vowel is not stressed. Not everyone does that, and the rule doesn't apply to every case, I'm afraid. Anyway, in some words like the following ones it's extremely common to leave it out (and not pronouncing it is also suggested in accent reduction courses): wanted => wɑnɪd twenty, ninety, etc. => twɛni (I say twəni though), naɪnɪ center => sɛnər internet => ɪnərnɛt It's not something informal, as far as I know, it's just a feature of most American dialects. Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,969 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Vowels, Accents, American English, Dialects, Online, Speaking, Chat, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Friendships, United States, American, Languages

	CalifJim  +  663203 Thu, 05 Feb 09 01:56 AM jossx “it would be: /ahy wehn chopin/” This doesn't strike me as correct, though it may sound that way to a non-native speaker of English.  went simply has an unreleased t, as is true of many words with final t. wannid for wanted is so common in the U.S. as to be nearly standard. If you really want a lot of details on the pronunciation of t in American English, see How to pronounce a 't' in American English. Take a deep breath before you start, and have patience! CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,399 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche American English, Pronunciation, Speaking, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States, American, Languages

	Yankee  +  663231 Thu, 05 Feb 09 02:35 AM Hi Anon I definitely say the /d/ but it probably sounds more connected to the /r/ that follows it:  boar-droom Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,499 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	CalifJim  +  663235 Thu, 05 Feb 09 02:46 AM Anonymous “CalifJim, how about the /d/ sound? When we say the word "boardroom", do we pronounce the /d/ sound after the R? ” I pronounce the d, yes. CJ CalifJim