Carolina1983
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- Portuguese
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- Brazil
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Hello, everyone!
I have been reading and, actually, agreeing with the notion of a stop t in "I can´t understand". But I thought of something!
In the phrase "I can´t believe it", one can drop the t and assimilate the n, which would give: I cam believe it. The sound of the a in "cam" is, precisely, the sound of a in "can´t with a so-called stop t (I can´t understand)". So, my question is: there´s no stop t in "I can´t understand", is there?
Thanks!
(I´m insisting on this particular subject because my native teacher insists there´s a stop t in the given situation. But, if there is, how can the same sound be made in "cam"? Which, obsviously, does not have a t?)
I have been reading and, actually, agreeing with the notion of a stop t in "I can´t understand". But I thought of something!
In the phrase "I can´t believe it", one can drop the t and assimilate the n, which would give: I cam believe it. The sound of the a in "cam" is, precisely, the sound of a in "can´t with a so-called stop t (I can´t understand)". So, my question is: there´s no stop t in "I can´t understand", is there?
Thanks!
(I´m insisting on this particular subject because my native teacher insists there´s a stop t in the given situation. But, if there is, how can the same sound be made in "cam"? Which, obsviously, does not have a t?)