Hi everyone, this weekend here's a little pronunciation lesson. In English, when we have
N + T + vowel
The T is DROPPED. So, we get:
NN + vowel
Vowels in English are : a e i o u and y.
For example:
center ----> cenner
Santa Claus ----> Sanna Claus
twenty ----> twenny
seventy ----> sevenny
ninety ----> ninny
It is also used to CONNECT words.
I went out for dinner in Umeda.
becomes
I wennout for dinner in Umeda.
It is also why want to becomes wanna.
Have a good week,
Phil
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2 comments:
You should really make it clear that this is only the pronunciation for certain North American dialects of English and therefore should not be used by anyone learning the language.
In the rest of the world where English is spoken, dropping those Ns in pronunciation would be considered incorrect at best or as slovenly speech, just like dropping Hs or using glottal stops instead of Ts.
Regular readers of my blog will know that I am generally focusing on North American English.
This form of speech is considered CORRECT and NATURAL in CASUAL English.
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