Why do many people pronounce this as Am doon it?
Pronunciation of I'm doing it
I guess maybe it's more like "Um do in it", but the first vowel is just the "I" that has become a monophthong.
The G tends to get a little lost, as it wouldn't be pronounced full-strength anyway; it just modifies the N in "doing". It's is common in many dialects to drop it altogether so that the worde becomed "doin'". And in quick speech, you might not hear the two syllables as doo-in as easily, although a native speaker would probably hear them (or at least assume that they were there, whether they are or not).
"I'm," of course should be pronounced properly, though. Not "am" or "um" but "I'm," I as in eye.
why? just how people are. there's accents, and there's also just laziness, and how the kids speak.
I don't know if anyone really pronounces "doing it" as "doon it;" that would mean PURPOSELY putiting the letter N, and that's... uncomfortable for me because it's not how the word should be. It probably sounds like that though, because the G is very soft. In fact, it's not really an indivudal sound; the ng are a different sound together, but it truly is a mix of N and G; N is prnounced one way, and like middle of the mouth, G is pronounced another way, and is farther back. Sound is made in between those, and mostly only properly sounded with a vowel, so better to say it with a word, like "doing."
Come to think of it, I would say it's the N that may be less pronounced than the G. NG sound is already in between, but it's the hard G sound that has a liason with "it." Like "I'm doing-git" or something. That's how I say it at least.
also, the I in doing may not be heard too well, partly because the accent is on the DO part.
why? just how people are. there's accents, and there's also just laziness, and how the kids speak.
I don't know if anyone really pronounces "doing it" as "doon it;" that would mean PURPOSELY putiting the letter N, and that's... uncomfortable for me because it's not how the word should be. It probably sounds like that though, because the G is very soft. In fact, it's not really an indivudal sound; the ng are a different sound together, but it truly is a mix of N and G; N is prnounced one way, and like middle of the mouth, G is pronounced another way, and is farther back. Sound is made in between those, and mostly only properly sounded with a vowel, so better to say it with a word, like "doing."
Come to think of it, I would say it's the N that may be less pronounced than the G. NG sound is already in between, but it's the hard G sound that has a liason with "it." Like "I'm doing-git" or something. That's how I say it at least.
also, the I in doing may not be heard too well, partly because the accent is on the DO part.
<<Come to think of it, I would say it's the N that may be less pronounced than the G. NG sound is already in between, but it's the hard G sound that has a liason with "it." Like "I'm doing-git" or something. That's how I say it at least. >>
Very interesting! Sort of like the "Long-Guyland" phenomenon? (That's how Long Islanders are said to pronounce their home's name.)
It would never occur to me to link up the G in doing with the I in it -- not part of my accent, I guess. They remain completely separate for me.
Very interesting! Sort of like the "Long-Guyland" phenomenon? (That's how Long Islanders are said to pronounce their home's name.)
It would never occur to me to link up the G in doing with the I in it -- not part of my accent, I guess. They remain completely separate for me.
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The ng sounds like a nasal. So neither the n or g are pronounced!
The ng sounds like a nasal. So neither the n or g are pronounced!
Sort of. They are not pronounced as if they stood alone as N and G. Together they usually make a new, single sound that is a nasal. So you won't be hearing the sound of N in "nice" or the G in "gate" or even the N+G in "finger". Think more of the NG in "singer" and how that differs from the sounds of "finger" and "sinner".