Often. Pronounced like?

Question

Ofen (off en - no "t" sound)

or

Often (off ten - just as it looks)

Answer 1

Off en

end of discussion

Answer 2

Where I live it's ofen - where some of my friends come from it's often

Answer 3

I often pronounce it ofen

Answer 4

The actual pronounciation is offen..., but some English people will pronounce the "t" anyway... just a simple lack of knowledge, just like any people, Engish speakers o not all have 90%+ in their ow language... I have hear many using "you was"...., but this too is a simple lack of knowledge or lack of interest in speaking the language in a correct manner....

So, offen.... is the correct use.......

Hope this clears the matter...

Answer 5

uh, good question. If I'm being lazy or in a hurry, it's "ofen." If I'd doing public speaking, it's "oftin." (off tin)

Answer 6

I say off ten..often.

Answer 7

Depends on where you live. It promounce off-ten up here in Canada.

Answer 8

The 't' is supposed to be silent technically speaking, but many people pronounce it anyway because they think that is the proper pronounciation.

Pronounciation guide:
of‧ten  [aw-fuhn, of-uhn; awf-tuhn]
(from http://www.dictionary.com )

Answer 9

i say off ten but the correct way is

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/edu/ref/ahd/t/pron.jpg

of·ten (ôfn, fn, ôftn, f-) KEY

ADVERB:
of·ten·er , of·ten·est
Many times; frequently.

Answer 10

Often > ofn little > litl f-n and t-l have a sound but not e.