is the k sound aspirated as in the word distract?
2007-04-05 20:49:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's the same sound as in act.
Have a look at this:
esl.about.com/od/speakingenglish/Speaking_English_Pronunciation_and_Conversation_Skills.htm
2007-04-05 20:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a common problem for east Asian language learners; certainly Chinese abhors consonant clusters - so my students often say "sucess" (with only the s sound but missing the preceding "k").
By the way, "How to..." is an explanation or instruction, not a question.
2007-04-06 04:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by ivallrod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is usually a softer sound, more like an 'x' or 'sh'
e.g distraxion or distracshun
It is the 't' following the 'c' in 'distract' that gives the 'c' the hard sound.
2007-04-06 03:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-04-06 03:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by ME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same as for action.
2007-04-06 03:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by The BudMiester 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like a "k", what else?
2007-04-06 09:07:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
diss-trak-shun
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2007-04-06 05:07:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋