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Is that distinction just talking about vowel sound? Because those words are quite distinct to me because the "d" and the "t" remain entirely distinct sounds. I
by jsmith45 5y ago
Is that distinction just talking about vowel sound? Because those words are quite distinct to me because the "d" and the "t" remain entirely distinct sounds.
I'm not sure about the vowel sound. There might be a slight distinction (not one I can easily recognize if it is there), or might not.
- mc32 5y agoYes it’s a vowel distinction, longer and kind of ascending tone quality (like when asking a question). Intervocalically d’s and t’s sound the same in North American English unless you’re enunciating them on purpose to make a bigger distinction.