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01-Feb-2006, 05:56

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doubt in transcription

Hi,
What is the exact phonetic transcription of the following sentence?

"I didn't see him yesterday"

Please tell me the answer.

with many thanks,
Thilaga

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01-Feb-2006, 09:21

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Re: doubt in transcription

There are different possibilities. For instance, some people would drop the second 'd' in 'didn't' and say /dInt/ while others would say it as two syllables, with a schwa after the second 'd'.

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