i do not
2007-03-23 19:22:47 · 51 answers · asked by Praxis 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I don't pronounce the t.
I didn't know (nor had I really thought about it) - until today - whether your were really supposed to pronounce it or not.
Webster's says...
of·ten /ˈɔfən, ˈɒfən; ˈɔftən, ˈɒf-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[aw-fuhn, of-uhn; awf-tuhn, of-]
So - based on that - it's not improper to pronounce the t - but it's more common not to do so.
2007-03-24 04:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by liddabet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you speak English properly you pronounce the T. That is if you are trying to sound sophisticated. Smart people know that how the masses pronounce the word is how the word is pronounced. We, the masses, pronounce it like "offen". That is, therefor, how it is supposed to be pronounced.
2007-03-23 19:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! I am American... 'I come in peace!' LOL Will does tho! SHEESH! Those English people, they put letters in that ya don't knead, and take out ones that might be helpful, and ... THEN.. they throw in words like OFTEN! CRIKY! No wonder nobody can speek English...personally, I prefer American anyway.
2007-03-23 19:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes , I ofTen pronounce it !
2007-03-23 19:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by Confused 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No i dont but many people do it !!
the English Language is very interesting :-
like we pronounce move as ''move'' ,
then why dont we pronounce love as ''love''?
then we pronounce chocolate as ''choclate'' !!
i hope u are understanding what am i saying ma'am !!
2007-03-23 19:41:52 · answer #5 · answered by tokyo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on who I'm talking to. When I talk to those foreign, or if I'm trying to prove a point, I tend to annunciate more than when I'm talking a million miles an hour with someone in my own family.
2007-03-23 19:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope im in kentucky we dont really pronounce half the words wer sposed to
2007-03-23 20:56:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the sentence I guess, if you were to say "I do this ofTen", then yes. If it goes, "I drink coffee offen" then no...
Am I right? Hahaha, at least I fink I am!
2007-03-23 19:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by sugarscamp 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do but I think it also has to do with where your from, My hubby is from MI and I am from AZ and there are lots of words we say differently.
2007-03-23 19:28:06 · answer #9 · answered by TLC4theworld 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how a person talks, whether how they want to say the word, or how their accent makes them say it. I say "offen", while other people can say it with the "t" as well.
2007-03-23 19:26:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋