Pronunication in past tense

[Winwin2011]

If the present tense verb ends with the sound of a voiceless consonant sound, (k,p,s,x,ch,gh,sh), the pronunciation in past tense is /t/.

Some people said the 'ed' ending of 'received' should be pronounced /t/ , does it mean that the 've' is pronounced 'gh'?

Thanks for your help.

 

[emsr2d2]

If the present tense verb ends with the sound of a voiceless consonant sound, (k,p,s,x,ch,gh,sh), the pronunciation in past tense is /t/. As a general rule, that's true.

Some people said the 'ed' ending of 'received' should be pronounced /t/ , does it mean that the 've' is pronounced 'gh'?
Unless I'm reading this wrong, I don't agree. The "ed" in "received" sounds like a d, not a t.

Thanks for your help.

See above.

 

[5jj]

ems is right. The final sound of 'receive' is /v/, a voiced fricative; it is followed by the voiced stop /d/.
I the final sound is unvoiced, as in 'debrief', where the final sound is unvoiced /f/, then it is followed by unvoiced /t/.

 

[Winwin2011]

Thanks a lot, emsr2d2 and 5jj.

In the following video, a Chinese and an Indian criticized that most of the Hong Kong people pronounced the 'ed' in 'received" wrongly as /d/. The program is in Chinese (Cantonese), however, if you like, you can hear it when you see "The parcel has been received" as shown in 5.09 minutes in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NrcZOTTpdU&feature=relmfu

I do not know whether I am right to copy the website here.

 

[bhaisahab]

Thanks a lot, emsr2d2 and 5jj.

In the following video, a Chinese and an Indian criticized that most of the Hong Kong people pronounced the 'ed' in 'received" wrongly as /d/. The program is in Chinese (Cantonese), however, if you like, you can hear it when you see "The parcel has been received" as shown in 5.09 minutes in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NrcZOTTpdU&feature=relmfu

I do not know whether I am right to copy the website here.

They are wrong.

 

[5jj]

In the following video, a Chinese and an Indian criticized that most of the Hong Kong people pronounced the 'ed' in 'received" wrongly as /d/.

I don't know what is considered 'correct' in Hong Kong English but, in all major varieties of English, the 'ed' in 'reeived. is pronounced as /d/.