stripe Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I don't always say it in "often," but the others...always. Probably it's my Spalding training kicking in to remind me to have precise speech. :) You pronounce the "t" in "listen" and "Christmas"? That's the group that "often" is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce "often" like "soften". And I tend to be secretly judgmental about people who DO pronounce the t in that word; on the outside I give no indication, but on the inside I'm rolling my eyes. I pronounce the ts and ds in the other words listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Often (Of-ten? or Off-en?) Interesting (in-ter-es-ting or inner-esting?) Either way. Sentence (sen-tence? or sen-nence?) (Kin-der-gar-ten or kinner-garden?) The first way, or sometimes "kinnagart'n." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Yes, I pronounce the T in the first words, but say "Kindergarden.". I was born and raised in rural Oregon (Orygun...not Ore ee gon). ETA: I also pronounce the Ls in palm and almond. I have never heard anyone say foh-red in my life. I pronounce it like the compound word it is: fore-head. I was in the military so I'd thought I'd been exposed to a lot of speech patterns, but maybe not as many as I thought. One of my best friends in college was from rural South Carolina and we almost spoke different languages. Edited September 25, 2012 by Dinsfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the T in all of them except often. I almost never hear the T pronounced in often. I'm from the Midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Offen but I do put the T's in the other 2 you gave. According to my family I say sanwich instead of sandwich though. But each one of us has some word like that. DS says boiyz instead of boys. I can't remember what the girls say weird. OH, and I think it's a southern thing but we rarely say G's on the end of words - runnin, bowlin, talkin, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Do you pronounce the "l" in "palm" and "almond"? Apparently those are supposed to be silent letters too, but aren't much anymore. No. And no T in listen, but a little one in Christmas. And Congratulations is almost a /ch/ rather than a /d/ or /t/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 You pronounce the "t" in "listen" and "Christmas"? That's the group that "often" is in. No, I don't. I don't know what group "often" is in. I don't even know at this minute if I pronounce the "t" in "often," lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yes, I pronounce them and make my kids do the same. I'm even pickier about it since we moved to Kentucky a couple of months ago. *twitch twitch* :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn in Ohio Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 all the t's except in often. Which Great Course? The sennence thing would get to me, really fast. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the t in all those and the d in kindergarten but not the t in that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 All with the t (or d) except often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Do you pronounce the "l" in "palm" and "almond"? Apparently those are supposed to be silent letters too, but aren't much anymore. Really? I've always pronounced the "l" in both. They sound funny to me without the "l". Grew up in Maryland..... and was never taught those should be silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 all the t's except in often. Which Great Course? The sennence thing would get to me, really fast. Carolyn It's the one about constructing great sentences (sennences). :glare: So you can imagine how many times he has said it already and I have only watched the first lecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the T:thumbup: and the D:blush: (but have been working on saying it with a t for the past year- I am probably 50/50 on that one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) I pronounce the t (or d) in all of them except for often. I would say I'm probably 50/50 on that one. I'm from the upper Midwest. :iagree: I'm also from the upper Midwest. I pronounce the l in 'palm' and 'almond,' but my mother doesn't. My maiden name is Palm, so it was funny to hear her call herself Mrs. Pahm. Edited September 25, 2012 by LostSurprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the letter t in all the words except often, which I was brought up to perceive as incorrect. But how about the man's name "Martin"? With a glottal stop, or a t?? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I do, except I pronounce kindergarden not kindergarten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the t's in all but often. Every time I hear the t in often, my skin crawls.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 ... in words like Often (Of-ten? or Off-en?) Interesting (in-ter-es-ting or inner-esting?) Sentence (sen-tence? or sen-nence?) OK, one more but not with a T... Kin-der-gar-ten or kinner-garden? Random, I know, but I am watching a course from The Teaching Company and this lecturer keeps saying "sennence" instead of "sentence" and it is driving me batty. Maybe it's regional? But it could be just me. :tongue_smilie: . Other: Often, probably 50/50, Interesting= probably more like in-trist-ing or intrest-ing, sentence- 50/50 maybe, depending on how tired I am, Kindergarten is kinder-garden. D's, no t. I'm from TX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the t in all of those examples. :iagree: and the d and t in kindergarten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Pretty precise with the Ts and Ds, except (like most) with "often" where the T (in normal speech) is silent. I'm afraid that "often" with a T might creep in on occasion with some "dramatic reading" voices when it seems right, but not in everyday speech. Kindergarten is sort of a special case. There is enough German ancestry in my family that my parents counter-programmed the tendency of some people around us to say "kindygarden" by teaching us what the worlds kinder and garten meant "alf deutsch." Wilhelm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Off-en In-trest-ing sen-tence or sent-'nce but never sen-nence kindergarten not kinnergarten Grew up in HI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 yes - I Pronounce the "t", and the "d". it would drive me batty too. I'd also keep wondering if it was dubbed by a five year old with a lisp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 ... in words like Often (Of-ten? or Off-en?) Interesting (in-ter-es-ting or inner-esting?) Sentence (sen-tence? or sen-nence?) OK, one more but not with a T... Kin-der-gar-ten or kinner-garden? Random, I know, but I am watching a course from The Teaching Company and this lecturer keeps saying "sennence" instead of "sentence" and it is driving me batty. Maybe it's regional? But it could be just me. :tongue_smilie: . I pronounce it in everything except "often", which is 50/50. I'm from the north and have lived in the southeast for 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It actually reminds me of a rhyme my mum used to say when I was a little girl: There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead When she was good she was very, very good But when she was bad she was horrid :D (The 'for-red' and 'horrid' kind of rhyming). Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I have never heard anyone say foh-red in my life. I pronounce it like the compound word it is: fore-head. For example 'clapboard' (clabburd) and 'rowlock' (rolluhck), not to mention 'forecastle' (foke-suhl). Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie75 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the "T". I didn't realize there were Americans who didn't until I saw the movie Clueless as a teen. Britney Murphey's character keeps saying Elton, like El-en. No T sound at all. I knew British people didn't say them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the letter t in all the words except often, which I was brought up to perceive as incorrect. But how about the man's name "Martin"? With a glottal stop, or a t?? :D He answers to Mah-tin in Britain and Marr'dn in Texas. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Now that you ask, yes, I pronounce the T. BUt I had to sit here and say them and listen to myself...:tongue_smilie: And yes, the D in Kindergarten gets pronounced. OK, now O've realized that if I START the sentence with the word Often, I'll say the T, but if it's a the end of the sentence, the T gets dropped. Edited September 25, 2012 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the "T" in all of them, except I think I am inconsistent with "often". And yes, I pronounce the "D" in "kindergarten." I am the exact same in my pronunciation of the words you asked about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 ... in words like Often (Of-ten? or Off-en?) Interesting (in-ter-es-ting or inner-esting?) Sentence (sen-tence? or sen-nence?) OK, one more but not with a T... Kin-der-gar-ten or kinner-garden? Random, I know, but I am watching a course from The Teaching Company and this lecturer keeps saying "sennence" instead of "sentence" and it is driving me batty. Maybe it's regional? But it could be just me. :tongue_smilie: . The T (or D) is pronounced in all, except for often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yes, I pronounce the t in each of those. Now I'll have to listen to see if others do. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I pronounce the "T" in all of them, except I think I am inconsistent with "often". And yes, I pronounce the "D" in "kindergarten." :iagree:It depends on the senTence :D for the word often.. If I am saying, "Not very often" I'll usually pronounce the T.. If it is further up in the sentence, like. "I often do this or that.." then it's usually no T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyh Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Pronounced with T in all of those. I have to say, the idea that people don't use the T in many words is bugging me! LOL. I have no idea why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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