Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
by MathCodeLove on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:37AM
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Could you show phonetically how it sounds when you say those words? Im struggling to imagine what pronouncing the b would sound like
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Non-native English speaker here. I don't know what the proper phonetical representation is for my pronunciation, but it sounds like 'kept', just with a b and a softer p.
Like Johnny Dept. hahah
Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
by mcprwklzpq on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @09:56AM
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Imagine skipping i in debit. Or just say deb - it will be close. I always pronounced it somewhat like this. [1] The worst thing is that i had heard the word pronounced by native speakers hundreds of times and did not notice. Now i am not even sure that b is there in [1]. Here is another example that certainly has b[2].
1. https://youtu.be/CZIINXhGDcs?t=10 2. https://youtu.be/Ws22Nsg1lBI&t=10