leslieking
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- Hungarian
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- Hungary
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- Romania
Hi, I have a phrase: Don't mention it. Phonetically it looks like: [doʊnt mɛn ʃən ɪt]
When a word ends with a consonant and the next word begins with a vowel, we connect the consonant to the vowel.
ʃən ɪt becomes -> ʃən_ɪt
In the dictionary the syllable ˈmɛn is stressed. I think we need it stressed in the phrase as well, but we also need stress on "don't". Am I right? The end of the phrase "ʃən_ɪt" is the one that doesn't need stress. Am I right? As far as I know pronouns are not as important as content words.
I think the phrase should be pronounced: 'doʊnt 'mɛn ʃən_ɪt with stress on first and second syllable.
What do you think? I would be grateful for any suggestion.
When a word ends with a consonant and the next word begins with a vowel, we connect the consonant to the vowel.
ʃən ɪt becomes -> ʃən_ɪt
In the dictionary the syllable ˈmɛn is stressed. I think we need it stressed in the phrase as well, but we also need stress on "don't". Am I right? The end of the phrase "ʃən_ɪt" is the one that doesn't need stress. Am I right? As far as I know pronouns are not as important as content words.
I think the phrase should be pronounced: 'doʊnt 'mɛn ʃən_ɪt with stress on first and second syllable.
What do you think? I would be grateful for any suggestion.