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Saying every single sound in English can make speech sound unnatural. True or False?
True.
Elision is a natural result of speech organs cutting corners in connected speech, only at word boundaries. True or False?
False. Elision mainly happens at word boundaries, but not only there.
Elision in complex consonant clusters only happens when there are three plosive sounds together. True or False?
False. Elision can happen between two or three consonants, and not only with plosives.
Speakers who do not elide may sound over-meticulous, and quite difficult to use intonation and rhythm patterns with fluency. True or False?
True.
In the phrase “old man”, what sound is usually elided?
/d/
Elision: A process in which a sound is erased. True or False?
False. The sound is not erased, it's omitted in pronunciation. It still exists in the spelling, but we don't articulate it when speaking.
The /t/ is often elided in "next day". True or False?
True.
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