> Not at all. Americans reduce many /d/s and /t/s to a flap, which is much weaker than a [d]. Fair enough. When most American pronounce "city", I hear "siddie

> Not at all. Americans reduce many /d/s and /t/s to a flap, which is much weaker than a [d]. Fair enough. When most American pronounce "city", I hear "siddie". What's going on there? Is that a flap?