how to pronounce "t" in interesting in american english? "t" sound or "d" sound.

Question

i mean the sencond t in interesting.

Answer 1

Some people THINK that second t is being pronounced like a d, but that's not actually the case. The difference is that the first t is "aspirated", the second is not.

I'll try to explain that --

If you say "interesting", then say "interesding" (making a point of using a clear, voiced /d/ sound for the second one), you should hear a definite difference. The /t/ and /d/ sounds are made the same way, EXCEPT that the /t/ is 'voiceless' (not using the voice) the /d/ is voiced.

So why the confusion?

Well, that's partly because we do not pronounce all t's the same. Leaving aside the obvious case of silent t (not pronounced at all), Standard American English dialects sharply articulate SOME t's with a little puff of air (called "aspiration"). This makes the sound vey distinct, and very clearly a /t/ sound.

You can usually hear an aspirated t at the beginning of a word, or in an accented syllable. But in many other contexts (esp. when the t is not emphasized and is between two vowel sounds), in is NOT aspirated (except in formal singing -- where it is added to make sounds clear).

British dialects (certainly the "Received Pronunciation") aspirate many of these t's that Americans do not, e.g., in the word "British". But note that American English "British" does NOT rhyme with "Yiddish", as it would if that t were pronounced /d/.

The same is true for other examples that have been mentioned here. So, for example, "daughter" is NOT pronounced "dawder". (That's why, if you look in an American English Dictionary you will find t's, not d's, used to indicate the pronunciation.)
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Now speakers of the language usually don't think about this difference --they just do it. So they may end up thinking the un spirated /t/ is a /d/ sound, , esp. if they are comparing their speech to and English person's. And there are SOME dialects which, in certain situations, end up pronouncing some t's as /d/, but that is not the standard.

(Frankly, I used to think the American pronunciation of "British" included a d, till I took a linguistics class in which we were forced to listen carefully and transcribe subtle differences in sounds. That's when I understood the professor's explanation that the "voiceless stops" - t, p, k -- are sometimes aspirated, sometimes not.)

Answer 2

I think what you mean is that it sounds like Americans pronounce it like 'd'...
The truth is, some don't pronounce it at all and say 'ineresting'
I suppose that would be the equivalent of the Cockney accent for par'y instead of party, innit instaed of isn't it etc...

Answer 3

The letter 'T'. The americans have four different sounds.

- 'T' can be silent so 'internet' becomes 'innernet', also 'advantage' becomes 'avannage'.

-Second way is when the T and the N merge, for example, 'written' becomes 'writn' and 'certain' becomes 'certn'

-Third sound is when T is in the middle. There it sounds like a D, eg. 'daughter' is daughder' and 'water' is wauder'

- And the last one is when they T exactly like T. Like when saying words like 'table' or 'stumble'

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Answer 4

I'm not sure what you're asking but...
"t" in English sounds like "Tip Tac Toe.
"d" in English sounds like "Dip Dac Doe.
Say it out loud and you'll hear the difference.
Try this:
Tippy Tippy Two Didn't Do Dose Dings
(get it)?

Answer 5

It depends.

We hear 'd' sound instead of 'T' sound

Eg.

wiTh:the daughter: widh dha dauda.

They use it this way to be easy on their tongue & what they can speak without much exertion.

To me, it sounds good!

The drawling , smooth & easy flow!

The British English is too much stressed & sounds sharp & harsh!

Answer 6

Both of the t's in interesting have the 't' sound.