Dropped T and D Sounds in English [Understand Fast English Speakers Series]

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One way to understand fast English speakers is to learn about the dropped /t/ and /d/ sounds in English.

For example, why does often sound like ofən? Or lightning sound like ligh’ning. The secret is the dropped t sound in English pronunciation.

As part of my Understand Fast English Speakers series, we’ll focus on the dropped t and dropped d sounds.

There are several patterns we follow for these dropped sounds in American pronunciation.

With this lesson, I invite you to practice your English pronunciation with me. Listen and repeat.

At the end of this lesson, I’ll also share some tips on linking. Linking in pronunciation allows us to smoothly move from one word to the next.

What you learn will not only help you understand fast speech in English but you’ll also sound more natural in your English conversation by following these English pronunciation patterns.

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In this video, I also mentioned my lesson on Reductions in English: https://www.speakconfidentenglish.com...

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
01:27 - What are dropped sounds
03:10 - Patterns with the dropped t
05:50 - Practice with dropped t
07:00 - Patterns with the dropped d
09:00 - Linking in English pronunciation

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