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Silent /d/ or /t/
When a word ending with the /d/ or /t/ sound is pronounced and the next word starts with a consonant, the sounds /d/ or /t/ are silent. For example: I used to play tennis.
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Is there a term for the silent letters in a word?
Such letters are employed in spelling but are not pronounced, and English offers a wealth of examples more than any other language .
most final "b's" preceded by "m" (dumb, climb, thumb, etc)
most "k'...
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Missing sound: final skt letters
I've noticed that many Americans in movies usually omit letter k when it falls between s and t sounds at the end of any word like in asked, tasked,
Can we generalize that as a rule, so the word ...
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