I'm familiar with the standard pronunciation with the stop T: /ˈdef.ən.ət.li/. Is it the same as how this guy pronounces the word: https://youtu.be/dQW0c9AIJ4A?t=29 ? Does this usage skip the T entirely? To me, it sounds like /ˈdef.nəli/.
I have the same doubt about words like absolutely, completely, etc.
Thank you for your time.
I've been speech shadowing creators I like, but I have this fear of picking up regional accents. I looked him up, and it turns out he’s from Missouri. Could a native speaker help me out?
If someone's native tongue is syllable- or mora-timed, what would be an effective way to learn stress timing in English? Short of speech shadowing, I don't hear people recommending any. What confuses me are words that take secondary stress: do they participate in the beat? I feel like my ears aren't attuned to discriminating the rise in intonation, especially if the speaker is speaking fast.
I've got a rubber band, but every time I use it, I look stupid.
https://youtu.be/omxj8fT_e3I?si=LPZsfinssp2w48tU&t=247
Says he moved to the States from Germany at 18. Sometimes his declarative statements end with a rising intonation, but I think that's normal?
I know this is important for sounding natural, but every time I try to deconstruct a real person speaking on YouTube, I end up with a pattern that's all over the map. Maybe I'm not doing it right. It's so mysterious. I get the idea of reducing function words, but maintaining a constant rhythm is so hard to wrap my head around.
I'm hoping to make some headway in learning a specific English accent as a non-native speaker, but for some reason, I feel that if I don't fully understand the individual components that make up an accent, I'll be at a disadvantage.
https://youtu.be/KwJ4Niy1XTs?si=lamYPrPPW62ERi-1&t=241
https://youtu.be/5MT16S0WHJM?si=8g101Cmq6hVyGl4U&t=885
I know 'T' in both cases is unreleased, but I hear a tad bit of 't' when she says it, but not when the guy says it (almost sounds like /kəmˈpli.li/).
Thank you in advance for your time.
I would have used 'the release' but I can't explain why.
The sentences:
"There is no physiological harm done doing it."
"There is no physiological harm done by doing it "
Just realised there are many words where I'm stressing the wrong syllable, and I'm really freaking out that I might take a long time to unlearn those habits. How do you guys memorize all the stress patterns? It's so mysterious, and it doesn't help that there aren't many rules around it.
I tried something different today:
The prompt:
I'm Glad You Called. The person whom you or your character has been trying to talk to for ages finally answers the phone. Who is this person? Why were you or your character trying to track them down for so long? How does the phone conversation progress?
Me: Hey, Matt, Is this Matt??
Matt: It's him. Who am I speaking to?
Me: Um, this is awkward. We met once on Grindr and hooked up at my apartment in New York. Please don't hang up. I need to talk to you.
Matt: Yeah, yeah, I remember. What's up, bud?
Me: That day, just when you arrived at the door, you said you saw a guy standing there. Do you remember him? Did you talk to him? Ask him what he was looking for?
Matt: Oh yeah, he was strange. I asked him if he wanted to talk to you. He gave a strange look and took off. Wait, you okay?
Me: Well, it's complicated. Do you remember his face?
Matt: Yeah, vaguely, but not in great detail. Can you tell me what happened? Are you in some trouble?
Me: Someone's leaving cryptic letters at my door. They are gibberish, but scary, like, all in red. I had my landlord check the CCTV footage, but there are multiple footage dropouts.
HOW IS THE WRITING SO FAR?? I haven't edited a thing.
I love watching American TV shows, but every time a character gets bullied in school, it reminds me of my own high school days. I guess my question is: how common is high school bullying in the States, and how do kids survive it?
Also, what happens to the bullies? Do they redeem themselves or go on to become despicable people?
Peter points out that this is the case with vegan diets: people with restrictive dietary patterns are more invested in their health and, in turn, make better health-related choices across the board, which can lead to positive outcomes. Why can't the same be said for people killing it in the gym?
Example sentence:
"If you did that, the first element you would land on [would be or is] the element with tabindex set to 0, not the first element of the page."
Given that these fatty acids compete for access to the same enzymes, would it be wise to space out omega-3-rich foods and omega-6-rich foods, especially when one is strapped for omega-3-rich foods? Or is that not necessary?
Example: fish and peanuts.
I remember asking my science teacher this question in 9th grade, but the answer wasn't convincing. (I forget what it was.)
He was sort of a SCAD guy. What does scad mean here?
source: https://youtu.be/XqoeK2dMfi0?si=2QHO9GqUyD_XTgAP&t=201
For me: writ large, catch as catch can, throw one's hat in the ring, to name a few.
Ironically, had quite a bit of trouble phrasing the question, as, apparently, it's not proper to say, "words that took you longer to get ..."?
I often don't hear people make that 'd' sound. Is it a glottal sound (/ˈwʊ[?].ənt/)? Or maybe it's because the 'd' is not fully released?