Why do most Americans pronounce "T" a "D" ? ( waiting = waiding, getting = gedding...etc)
Thanks In Advance :)
2007-06-15 12:41:39 · 18 answers · asked by pepperdawgg 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Matsumoto Kogyoku is right, and "waiting" is a great example. Because of the position of the tongue in the mouth partway through the word and the position it needs to take to make a "t" sound versus a "d" sound, it's sometimes easier and smoother-sounding to pronounce Ts as Ds.
Some parts of the country do this more than others. That's part of what makes a regional accent. Where I'm from, the people will really heavy local accents make a lot of Ts into Ds and make a lot of long vowels into short vowels and often skip vowels near the ends of words that end in n's. Normally, I speak pretty proper English, but when I'm around a lot of the old guys from my town and "her thim get ta' talk'n 'bout ther days work'n in the still mill 'cross the crick and watch'n the Stillers aft'r supp'r" I pick up their accent.
2007-06-15 15:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
American pronounces "introduce" as "innroduce"? Of course, that's American accent. T disappears when N and T are close. More example like "internet" American pronounces "inner net"; "printer" becomes " prinner"; and so on..
2016-04-01 09:59:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's also kind of hard to do, off of the subject of mere laziness...
Compare waiding with wai-ting... waiding requires less thinking or fricative action.
2007-06-15 12:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by моя звезда 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Americans don't do that; it's a common myth. Instead, proper speakers would pronounce "waiter" as (wai^ - hur). Better would be similar: (be^ - hur). Therefore, it is a dropped T rather ghan a D.
2014-12-24 06:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pronounce T As D
2017-01-12 20:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started out as corruption from southern european immigrants and continued as laziness in speaking the language. This is why people in the US say 'siddown' instead of 'sit down' and other cute gems.
2007-06-15 12:45:37 · answer #6 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you pronounce them separately ( such as "T" and "D")
out loud, they actually do sound remarkably similar in sound. When you say "waiting", you would have to physically separate the "wait" and the "ing", and English speakers kinda sorta make it flow in speech. And yes, it may also be due to laziness, and different dialects, you never know.
2007-06-15 12:53:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 0⤋
It's all about enunciation. Some people say stuff with a more "T" sound and others with more of a "D." It's just how some people talk.
2007-06-15 13:06:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all americans depends where in the states u are because like two t's together sound like d's if u say it fast nd american language is sorta fast.
2007-06-15 12:49:23 · answer #9 · answered by Daisy! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Varies depending on which part of the country you are in. It may just sound close. Pops
2007-06-15 12:45:25 · answer #10 · answered by Pops 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋