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Old 19-Jan-2005, 21:38
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Default Sound linking 'an'

I'm having trouble catching people when they say 'an' quickly. Actually, I don't know how to correctly link it with other phonetics.
Such as:
I have an appointment.
Shoud it be pronunced as 'I h@va-na-ppointment' or 'I h@van appointment' or
'I h@vna-pointment'?

Another example:
Set up an account?
Should it be pronunced as 'set^p a na-ccount' or 'set^pan account' or 'set^pa na-account'?

you reply is greatly appreciated.
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I'm having trouble catching people when they say 'an' quickly. Actually, I don't know how to correctly link it with other phonetics.
Such as:
I have an appointment.
Shoud it be pronunced as 'I h@va-na-ppointment' or 'I h@van appointment' or
'I h@vna-pointment'?
The truth is it may very well be possible to use any one of those three.



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Another example:
Set up an account?
Should it be pronunced as 'set^p a na-ccount' or 'set^pan account' or 'set^pa na-account'?

you reply is greatly appreciated.
It would not be the first one. It would, I think, be the second one.

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Old 20-Jan-2005, 01:26
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Default Re: Sound linking 'an'

Thanks a lot.
I have another question. In this case, 'an' does not follow a consonant.
I've created you an account.
should it be pronunciated as 'I've crated you @n account' or 'I've created you a na-ccount' or 'I've crated you wa na-ccount'?
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Default Re: Sound linking 'an'

I'd link it all together:
youwanaccount
You could separate you from anaccount, but I'd definitely keep the indefinite article and the noun together.
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I agree with Tdol. (A more likely sentence, however, is: "I have created an account for you.")


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