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Day 17 - Dropping the T - Understanding Fast Speech in English

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Link to Day 18. https://youtu.be/DN7m_CVUZ5M
Additional listening practice. http://www.englishwithjennifer.com/fast.speech.php

INDEX:
0:01 Do American English speakers drop sounds?
0:31 Dropping the T in "often."
0:53 Group 1 (T as a middle consonant).
1:31 Group 2 (Words when T is always dropped.)
1:45 Group 3 (T after N).
2:15 Group 4 (T in the prefix "inter-").
2:43 Informal English: dunno, wanna, gonna.
3:06 Quick quiz.
4:07 Listening practice.
5:37 Daily tip

TEACHERS: Link to a a related blog post. https://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/dropping-the-t-in-a-game-of-twenty-questions/

ABOUT ME:
Former classroom teacher. Published author. Online instructor. I've been teaching online since 2007, posting videos for students, blogging for teachers, and providing different forms of language support. My goal is to make language studies enjoyable and productive. For more info and resources, visit www.englishwithjennifer.com.
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