Transcript
Sometimes a “T” sounds more like a "D" when Americans speak.
- Water
- Bottle
In two syllables where “T” or “TT” is surrounded by vowel sounds—city, matter—and the second syllable is not stressed—CI-ty, MA-tter—the “T” will sound like a “D.”
- Item
- Auto
- Writer
- Fattest
- Little
- Better
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