when "t" becomes ~d or glottalized

[Tom Zurinskas]

Sorry.  I constantly omit the question mark when the sentence is obviously a question.  Don't know why.  Don't you.

- I'd say the "t" in "to" can go either way, so it's not always a ~d

- Perhaps "get" would be a ~d if the next word starts with a vowel, but glottalized if a consonant.



Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
see truespel.com phonetic spelling

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> Subject: Re: when "t" becomes ~d or glottalized
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> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
>> Someone asked for rules on the letter "t" and when it changed to ~d. Â Is the below in the ballpark.
>
> I don't see a question mark there, but since you do have
> subject-auxiliary inversion, I'll assume it's a question.
>
> How about an example or two for each item?
>
>> In USA accent, the letter "t" or "tt" becomes ~d when
>
> I don't think you're going to find people saying that /t/ becomes /d/,
> but rather /t/ or /d/ becomes an alveolar flap.
>
>> preceded and followed by a vowel sound *
>> Â *except "non-t sounding" words "nation" "future" etc.
>> preceded by a vowel sound and followed by "l"
>> preceded by a "f" and followed by a vowel sound
>> preceded by a "r" and followed by a vowel sound
>> Letter "t" is
>> Never ~d at word end or beginning
>
> What about in "go to hell" (word beginning), or "get away" (word end)?
>
>> Never ~d when "t" starts a stressed syllable
>> Never ~d for the ending "tude"
>> Never ~d for the ending "tive"
>> Never ~d for the ending "tic"
>> Never ~d for the first "t" in ending "tate"
>>
>> ending "t" becomes glottalized if
>> preceded by a vowel sound *
>> Â *applies sometimes to "tt"
>> preceded by letter n
>> preceded by letter r
>> preceded by letter l
>>
>>
>> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
>> see truespel.com phonetic spelling
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