FYI: linguistics in the news: case of the missing "t"

[Paul Johnston]

No, the /t/ in Utah is safe, because here, the /t/ is at the
beginning of a syllable, the onset; glottaling only happens in codas
(ends of Syllables).

Yours,
Paul Johnston
On Nov 4, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Herb Stahlke wrote:

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> The comments on the article are worth a scan.  One MoabMike objects
> that if /t/ were being lost people wouldn't pronounce it in "Utah"
> either.  At least he's looking for counterexamples,
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> Herb
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