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Old 26-Apr-2008, 14:16
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Default Re: how to distinguish can and can't?
Hi belly_ttt

Speakers often do not release the [t] in wasn't and weren't but they do pronounce the [n], so stop focusing on listening for [t] and start listening for [n].

Practice saying these
It wasn-me
It was-me

They weren-here
They were-here


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