“Kinetic” with a hard “T” like posh Brit is saying it to the queen? Everyone I’ve ever heard speaking US English pronounces it with a rolled “t” like “kinedic” so the alternate pronunciation still reads like it’d have a “d” sound
“Kinetic” with a hard “T” like posh Brit is saying it to the queen? Everyone I’ve ever heard speaking US English pronounces it with a rolled “t” like “kinedic” so the alternate pronunciation still reads like it’d have a “d” sound
TipRing@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
This phenomenon is called “T flapping” and it is common in North American English. I got into an argument with my dad who insisted he pronounces the T’s in ‘butter’ when his dialect, like nearly all North Americans pronounces the word as ‘budder’.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
budder is softer than t flapping
TipRing@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
It’s an approximation, but the t is partially vocalized giving it a ‘d’ sound even if it’s not made exactly the same way.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
i just thought we were getting technical about the linguistics. i got and use both words frequently, thought the distinction might be appreciated