Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
by Tagbert on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @12:50PM
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I think _scatters_ meant “bt” that combination is difficult to produce without introducing an additional vowel. The “pt” is easier.
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Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
by tsimionescu on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @12:59PM
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It's possible, but strange, since b is simply the voiced form of p - you just need to vibrate your vocal cords for a moment longer when pronouncing "kebt" (since they were already vibrating to pronounce the vowel), compared to pronouncing kept.