Glottal stop "t" is increasingly common - but not well-regarded.
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- 27-Dec-2006, 18:07 #1
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Mute T? Hello All!
I saw "The Calcium Kid" (film with Orlando Bloom) the other day, and had it not been for the subtitles, I would have never guessed Jimmy's friend said "motivator"! Is it typical British to ignore the "t"? Otherwise, if I ever go to GB I won't get a thing!
- 27-Dec-2006, 19:55 #2
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Re: Mute T?
- 30-Dec-2006, 08:35 #3
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Re: Mute T? it refers to glottal stops. they're looked down upon as being common . you can hear them when natives say, for example, saturday, water or bottle. Instead of hearing the 't' you hear sa-er-day, war-er and boh-ull!!! hope this helps!! Daizee
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- 31-Dec-2006, 20:07 #4
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Re: Mute T? thanx!
I had no clue about this! not the kind of thing they teach you in class!
- 23-Jan-2007, 02:55 #5
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Re: Mute T? That's not surprising since they usually only teach RP.
Originally Posted by MooieOgen 
thanx!
I had no clue about this! not the kind of thing they teach you in class!
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