S svetlana14 Senior Member Joined Dec 5, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Jun 4, 2021 #1 Could you please listen to the recording attached below. I hear that the speaker is saying "MAY ME LAUGH" instead of "make me laugh". Is it true? If yes, what, do you think, is a phonetic rule I should follow to catch the similar sounds. Thank you. Attachments Make me laugh Track 01.mp3 196.7 KB
Could you please listen to the recording attached below. I hear that the speaker is saying "MAY ME LAUGH" instead of "make me laugh". Is it true? If yes, what, do you think, is a phonetic rule I should follow to catch the similar sounds. Thank you.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jun 4, 2021 #2 The speaker has an accent in which a trailing /k/ is reduced to a glottal stop. He says may', not "may", where the apostrophe represents the stop.
The speaker has an accent in which a trailing /k/ is reduced to a glottal stop. He says may', not "may", where the apostrophe represents the stop.
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jun 12, 2021 #3 When my father's hearing started getting weaker, he began complaining (bitterly!) that "People don't enunciate anymore!"
When my father's hearing started getting weaker, he began complaining (bitterly!) that "People don't enunciate anymore!"