AlexAD
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- Feb 7, 2011
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Hi,
This text sounds natural to me and I just wanted to ask somebody to proofread it to see if you spot anything wrong and
if you understand what is 'an aid', not sure about the article here.
Also, would appreciate any thoughts on the subject.
Thanks!
#English Dropping and softening t's and d's
Listening to a group conversation today at work, it just got my attention how people get to drop t's and d's,
bringing my memories back to when I just came to the country and thought I would never going to be able
to hear the difference between "can" and "can't". Now, that's when considering I have hearing challenges and
able to figure that out without an aid , it just amazes me how adaptable human's brain is. Now here are a few examples,
let me know = lemee know
interface = innerface, inner face? really ?
interesting = inneresting
don't understand that = don understan that (these are a very soft, almost inaudible t and very soft d turning into the 'th')
plenty = plenny
can't = can, with either a very soft n, or very soft t which to me sounds identical.
Not everybody does that, may be it's related to Midwestern accents.
This text sounds natural to me and I just wanted to ask somebody to proofread it to see if you spot anything wrong and
if you understand what is 'an aid', not sure about the article here.
Also, would appreciate any thoughts on the subject.
Thanks!
#English Dropping and softening t's and d's
Listening to a group conversation today at work, it just got my attention how people get to drop t's and d's,
bringing my memories back to when I just came to the country and thought I would never going to be able
to hear the difference between "can" and "can't". Now, that's when considering I have hearing challenges and
able to figure that out without an aid , it just amazes me how adaptable human's brain is. Now here are a few examples,
let me know = lemee know
interface = innerface, inner face? really ?
interesting = inneresting
don't understand that = don understan that (these are a very soft, almost inaudible t and very soft d turning into the 'th')
plenty = plenny
can't = can, with either a very soft n, or very soft t which to me sounds identical.
Not everybody does that, may be it's related to Midwestern accents.
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