pronunciation of "advice","advocasy"....

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Bamtori  #121379  Tue, 26 Jul 05 05:54 AM

When I say those words that begin with 'ad', how do I pronounce 'd' sound? Sometimes "advice" sounds to me like 'avice' and "advocay" 'avocasy'.  

  
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CalifJim  #121381  Tue, 26 Jul 05 06:00 AM
Perhaps the speaker is not enunciating carefully.  Even though the "d" may be pronounced quickly, it is (or should be) pronounced.  (In other words, it's not like the "d" in "Wednesday", i.e., silent!)

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Mister Micawber  #121410  Tue, 26 Jul 05 08:53 AM

The stopped /d/ in an unstressed syllable will be slightly less obvious when followed by another consonant sound-- so that the /d/ of advice and adventure may be less audible than the /d/ in adamant or even advocacy, or certainly even addenda-- but as Jim says, it should be there if the speaker is enunciating clearly.


  
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