correct pronunciation of 'often'

[Morgan]

Could you please tell me how to pronounce the word 'often' correctly nowadays? Is there still the silent medial \t\?

 

[teechar]

Both pronunciations are acceptable.
https://www.lexico.com/definition/often

 

[emsr2d2]

You might want to bookmark Forvo. It's a great site where you can hear words pronounced by native speakers from different parts of the world. Choose English from the list of languages, then put "often" in the search box, then listen to the available recordings.

 

[jutfrank]

Remember also that dictionaries can answer questions like this.

 

[emsr2d2]

Remember also that dictionaries can answer questions like this.

That's true of paper dictionaries if you can read phonetic symbols. Some online dictionaries have a recording you can listen to.

 

[Morgan]

Thanks to all of you!:-D
But isn't it "illiterate" to pronounce \ȯf-tən\ according to https://www.merriam-webster.com/wor...e \t\ is silent.,and is now typically silent.? That was the question my teacher and I fought a lot:loling: (I think it's okay actually).

 

[Tarheel]

Thanks to all of you!:-D
But isn't it "illiterate" to pronounce \ȯf-tən\ according to https://www.merriam-webster.com/wor...e \t\ is silent.,and is now typically silent.? That was the question my teacher and I debated a lot. :loling: (I think it's okay actually).

Some pronounce it one way. Some pronounce it the other way. (It is, apparently, a regional thing.)

 

[emsr2d2]

Both "offen" and "often" are used by native speakers all over the world. Feel free to show your teacher this thread to confirm that. There is nothing "illiterate" (I wonder if you meant "uneducated") about pronouncing it without a sounded "t".

 

[GoesStation]

Thanks to all of you!:-D
But isn't it "illiterate" to pronounce \ȯf-tən\ according to https://www.merriam-webster.com/wor...e \t\ is silent.,and is now typically silent.? That was the question my teacher and I fought a lot:loling: (I think it's okay actually).

Merriam-Webster doesn't say that pronunciation is illiterate. It quotes a 1934 dictionary that notes that some people disparaged the pronunciation as illiterate but doesn't itself disapprove of it.