The Glottal Stop

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yousrati

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Hello,
Please I need your help concerning the Glottal Stop: according to my understanding it is pronounced in such cases:
/t/ before /b/ - Don’t be
/t/ before /p/ - - Correctt p
/t/ before /k/- or before /g/ for instance:
- Don’t know , Don’t go
So is this correct or wrong? And would you please give me some other examples?
 

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We don't pronounce a glottal stop. The point is that in all your examples the t is not pronounced, except on rare occasions when precise enunciation is considered necessary. . .usually for emphasis:

'I keep telling you - I. . .don't. . .know!'

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We make a glottal stop.

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