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Pronunciation of 'it would' and the stop T How do Americans pronounce "it would", "it was", etc.?

How do you pronounce it would"it would", it was"it was", etc (etc. in American English) ? That is, how do you pronounce the "T"T when it precedes a semi-vowel like wsuch as "w"? Is itthere a stop T, or even no T at allnot when the words are pronounced fast  ? When

I know, when followed by a vowel, it's a "flap T"flap T ( ex: " itas in "it is")  , and, when followed by a consonant, it's a full T ( ex:as in "it looks"), as far as I can see. Yet, but this I can't nail downput my finger on this.

Pronunciation of 'it would' and the stop T

How do you pronounce it would, it was, etc ( in American English) ? That is, how do you pronounce the "T" when it precedes a semi-vowel like w? Is it a stop T, or even no T at all when pronounced fast  ? When followed by a vowel, it's a "flap T" ( ex: " it is")  , and when followed by a consonant, it's a full T ( ex: "it looks"), as far as I can see, but this I can't nail down.

How do Americans pronounce "it would", "it was", etc.?

How do you pronounce "it would", "it was", etc. in American English? That is, how do you pronounce the T when it precedes a semi-vowel such as "w"? Is there a stop T or not when the words are pronounced fast?

I know, when followed by a vowel, it's a flap T (as in "it is"), and, when followed by a consonant, it's a full T (as in "it looks"). Yet, I can't put my finger on this.

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Pronunciation of 'it would' and the stop T

How do you pronounce it would, it was, etc ( in American English) ? That is, how do you pronounce the "T" when it precedes a semi-vowel like w? Is it a stop T, or even no T at all when pronounced fast ? When followed by a vowel, it's a "flap T" ( ex: " it is") , and when followed by a consonant, it's a full T ( ex: "it looks"), as far as I can see, but this I can't nail down.