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In spoken English consonant and vowel sounds change depending on their location in a word or phrase. Learning some of the rules or patterns for these types of sound changes can make your pronunciation sound more natural.
Here is one pattern. When a /d/ sound is followed by a /y/ sound the result is a /dʒ/ sound. This sound occurs between these words:
- could you sounds like couldjew
- would you sounds like wouldjew
When a /t/ sound is followed by a /y/ sound the result is a /tch/ sound
- can’t you sounds like cantchew
- won’t you sounds like wontchew
Don’t think that articulating every sound exactly as it is written will improve your accent. In spoken English the letters in the alphabet take on different characteristics according to their position in a word or phrase.
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