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Deciding the T accent

  • Game Code: 568481
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    How Americans say their "T's" differently
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  • invited
    t sounds like d
  •  5
  • facts
    t makes no sound (the word then sounds like "fax")
  •  10
  • cotton
    tt makes a guttural sound "cah-n"
  •  15
  • scientific
    T has a true T sound because of the stress
  •  20
  • community
    t makes d sound
  •  25
  • effects
    t makes no sound (uh-fex)
  •  5
  • button
    guttural (buh-n)
  •  10
  • station
    t makes true t (on first t) "stay-shun"
  •  15
  • rattle
    tt makes d sound "ra-dull"
  •  20
  • castle
    t makes no sound "cah-suhl"
  •  25
  • subtraction
    First T makes true T sound "sub-tra-kshun"
  •  5
  • butter
    TT sounds like D "buh-der"
  •  10
  • mostly
    t makes no sound "mos-ly"
  •  15
  • Traffic
    T makes normal t sound "tra-fic"
  •  20
  • bottle
    TT makes D sound "bod-l"
  •  25
  • discounted
    T makes no sound "dis-cow-ned"
  •  5
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