Pronuncia tion question (from L. Urdang)

[James Harbeck]

>No one has mentioned that "didn't" has often been pronunced with a glottal=20
>stop allophone of the /d/. My sense is that I am hearing this less among the=
>=20
>young, with an unvoiced /d/ instead. I wonder if this is what Larry is notic=
>ing.

Ah, yes. I should have read the rest of the thread before posting! Do
you have the sense that this is deliberately acquired by at least
some speakers?

James Harbeck.

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