Today, we will have a quick little pronunciation lesson. This is a type of Sentence Level Fluency (SLF) which happens when saying many words together, their pronunciation changes to make them easier to say quickly. For example:
an apple
an orange
The N from an is linked to the following vowel so you get:
aN napple
aN norange
I am going to cover two imperative phrases people often use:
Let me --------> Lemme
Give me --------> Gimme
You will hear these in many movies, TV shows or just in normal everyday conversation.
Lemme:
Lemme go~! (I am a prisoner or hostage in a movie)
Lemme know when you finish your homework.
Gimme:
A: Mom! Gimme a cookie!
B: What's the magic word?
A: Mom, gimme a cookie PLEASE.
B: OK, here you go.
Gimme a minute, I'll be right back. (Please wait a minute)
So an example of SLF would be:
Gimme aN napple please ^_-
Have a nice Saturday,'
Phil
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