Does the T in in phrases like "get home" and "what happen" pronounced as alveolar tap?
Pronunciation of T in the phrase "get home"
Both American and most varieties of British English usually use a glottal stop.
I get the impression "ged owm" and "whad append?" would sound like something I've already heard a lot of times. Is it possible that H-dropping is actually more common than we think?
I just typed "what happened" on youtube, and clicked on the first video... and at 0:04, guess what, he says "whad append": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1kgZLgWpb8
So how common is H-dropping?
I just typed "what happened" on youtube, and clicked on the first video... and at 0:04, guess what, he says "whad append": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1kgZLgWpb8
So how common is H-dropping?
He DOES pronounce the "h", but he voices it (/ɦ/), like the "h" in "behind".
So which is the more common pronunciation, glottal stop or alveolar tap?
My pronunciation (I speak GenAm) is probably something like [gɛ?ɹ hoʊm]. That is, I precede the 't' sound with glottal reinforcement, and the 't' sound is slightly lenited. There's probably many of other allophones in GenAm, and indeed for most of the English speaking world.
The alveolar tap is more uncommon, although I'm pretty sure I've heard it in a few British dialects. Again, t + h is a kind of weird environment, so most speakers probably have a few variations, particularly in terms of stress and emphasis.
The alveolar tap is more uncommon, although I'm pretty sure I've heard it in a few British dialects. Again, t + h is a kind of weird environment, so most speakers probably have a few variations, particularly in terms of stress and emphasis.
Depends on how you're saying "what happened".
As a question, "What happened?" I use the glottal stop and a distinct H.
As a statement, "What happened was this...." I say "whaddappened" (tap, no H).
As a question, "What happened?" I use the glottal stop and a distinct H.
As a statement, "What happened was this...." I say "whaddappened" (tap, no H).