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When we speak fast a funny thing happens in English: we sometimes lose sounds! Especially sounds at the end of words, for example /t/ and /d/ are often lost in connected speech. We call this feature of connected speech 'elision' but we also sometimes refer to it as 'dropped consonants'. This video will give you an overview of the topic and will show you some examples of dropped consonants.
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Billie is a pronunciation coach and content creator based in Barcelona, Spain. Her main focus is English pronunciation, phonology and helping learners speak more fluently. Billie has a degree in Communication Research & Phonology, a PGCE in Primary Education, a Trinity College Cert & DiplomaTESOL and over 17 years of teaching experience. She also works as a CELTA teacher trainer, Cambridge examiner and educational advisor. Her videos have been featured in the Google funded AI app ELSA speak.
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[@braydenchan138]

Thank you so much, Billie! You're REALLY great. Could you explain that "ought to /ˈɔːt ˌtə/" is pronounced as /ˈɔːtə/ by dropping the first t sound ? Thank you!

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Thanks a bunch for this awesome lesson but I have question "Is there any special formula or rule for dropped consonants"

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When you speak, whether it is british accent or american accent?

[@mostafabahaa388]

did we drop those /t/ and /d/ because they are located between 2 consnants..Looktb ack (t between k and b ) or that is a different role???!!!

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Can I do it with the word like Looked,/k/ do I need to pronounce it? How about stabbed , do I need to make the sound of /b/ in the end? Thank you

[@ezequielibarra6177]

Thanks teacher! You explain very well! 😍😍 I have a query . c Can I drop the T sound in the following sentence: I watched a film and I liked it very mum.

[@BillieEnglish]

Hi Ezequiel! It's unlikely that the /t/ would be dropped in 'watched' & 'liked' because both times its the marker of the past tense. But sometimes the /k/ in 'liked' is dropped so we can speak faster.

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[@BillieEnglish]

Glad you like them! 👍

[@vivianeamaral9318]

Sorry to interrupt you, but I was wondering would you mind whether I asked you a question'bout a phrase. When someone says, for example, " but then they were surprised when he suddenly fainted". At "then they ", that person did an elision of "th" from that pronoun"they", and after that native speaker linked all there were left, like this: "then'ey", therefore I heard that. Also, "when he", at that same phrase that same speaker did an elision of "h" which came from "he" pronoun, after that speaker linked all there were left, like this: "when'e", therefore I heard that. Am I wrong? If I was, please, let me know. My last doubt's about the way native speakers say phrases: Is that true they don't say all the sounds in the words? By the way, Thank you very much!❤🎉

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Ma please..... What is consonant dropping

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[@vivianeamaral9318]

Excuse me, but how does dropped consonants happen in negative phrases, such as "don't have", "shouldn't have", "couldn't have" or "haven't", and with verbs in the past? And also, how the "t" could be elided in some phrases, such as "might have"? How the "th" from the article "the" with the preposition "on", or next to the consonant "n", at a phrase can be sounded? Could you please give me some examples? Since then, Thank you very much 🎉

[@BillieEnglish]

Hello! Good question! In the negative modals (or auxiliaries) the final /t/ is often dropped, that means it disappears and we cannot hear it any more. In 'might have' you can only drop the /t/ if you add a glottal stop (this happens in some accents). The /t/ is only dropped on it's own. Remember when we have the spelling 'th' this is either the sound /θ/ or /ð/ but not /t/ and those TH sounds are not dropped!

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