I just thought ealrier today that "th" and "d" in fast unclear speech must be indistinguishable, after I heard something on youtube. I'll try to find it again. (EDIT: On second thought I think that depends a lot on the

I know, when speaking, some letters change its sounds(at the end of previous and beginning of next word), omit... Please, explain me with examples how it happens in spoken English. There's a lot to say. I don't know what exactly you are

Here are some examples: tests: tess tourists: touriss months: monts asked: ast facts: fax Hmm. I agree that you are not going to hear those consonants fully pronounced, but saying it's left out completely and giving those transcripts seems

Hi, yes, I remember you asked about him. I'm not an expert at all, but I can tell you my opinion, as a learner. I agree it's a good accent for those who are interested in British English. I don't find any annoying features in his

That what I call a "British accent that doesn't sound awful, affected, formal", so an accent that I like. Good choice! The good thing I noticed right away was his glottal stops instead of T's. And T's are not pronounced at

Hi, I read Nona's new post earlier, but... where is it now? I can't see it anymore. It was a post with a link to a website where you could listen to IPA sounds (for British English). Well, I heard a lot of words pronounced with a clear consonant

Night rate: both t's are glottal stops. Nitrate: the /t/ is often pronounced as . The becomes voiceless.

Hi again, I'm so sorry, I should have read CalifJim's post about T's a little more carefully before posting. I see that there's also a glottal stop after R's, so the t in "smart" or "cart" is held. I see that there's a glottal stop (but sometimes

The glottal stop is common in NAE. Here are some examples: ?=glottal stop button Latin mitten It's also used when a word ends in "t", and the next begins with a consonant. It was It's not used, however, in the middle of a word (except for words

>> Hmmm. I don't know of a case where t becomes a glottal stop after a consonant. After a vowel, certainly, but not after a consonant. << Yeah, you're right. I made a mistake. But would it be realized as or as ?