glottalisation

[NiceRose]

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Hello my dears


Can we use the glottal stop or glottalisation in words such as "water, butter, and


Thank you in advance

[Raymott]

Originally Posted by NiceRose

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Hello my dears
Can we use the glottal stop or glottalisation in words such as "water, butter, and bottle? Why?[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'][/font]
Thank you in advance

Yes a glottal stop is used in various dialects of English, especially in butter, bottle. Here are some Cockney examples:
butter /bʌʔə/ , bottle /bɒʔəl/ (or even /bɒʔʊ/ where the “l” is vocalised – turned into a vowel.)
/t/ is something glottalised at the end of a word get /gɛʔ/
hang about! /æŋ əbəʊʔ/

I wouldn't recommend trying to glottalise /t/ though if you can help it. It's not standard, and many would say it's not pretty

[Raymott]

I'll add that in America, it's more common to use an alveolar tap, which sounds a bit like a /d/.
/ɾ/ as in water /uɑɾɚ/ or non-rhotic /uɑɾə/ bottle /bɑɾəl/
In this case, "writer" and "rider" sound the same. /raɪɾɚ/