Скачать или смотреть 101. How to pronounce: Flap T and D

English sounds can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words or sounds. This week we’re going to talk about the flap T and D, as in pairs like writer-rider, metal-medal, Adam-atom, or wedding-wetting?


Have you ever noticed that these words sound the same? Listen to the episode to learn how to say the T and D in American English when they are in the middle of the word!


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Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:


• writing / riding: ˈrai-ding [IPA: ˈraɪɾɪŋ]

• president: pre-zuh-d’nt [IPA: ˈprezɪɾənt ]

• bidding: bi-ding [IPA: ˈbɪɾɪŋ]

• Betty: be-dee [IPA: ˈbeɾi]

• hotter: haa-d’r [IPA: hɑːɾər]

• about it: uh-bau-dit [IPA: əˈbaʊɾɪt]

• it is: i-dis [IPA: ɪɾɪz]

• Wetting / wedding: we-ding [IPA: ˈweɾɪŋ]


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