Hi Nicole:  I strongly believed the "t" of "ed" sound after  the voiceless "p" was pretty much universal in the US, but I was giving the benefit of the doubt.  I agree about precious; I pronounce  "groceries" as "groshries".  I know there are variations, but it seems to me this system has too many  "variations".  Have you looked through "Truespel"?  Does your program serve ESl students; if so, what pronnciation system do you use?  And what is your opinion of TrueSpel for ESOL adults?  Bonnita   

Nicole Graves <cnaamh at rcn.com> wrote:       Bonnita,
  
 You West Coast accent has nothing to do with saying  a [t] at the end of "jumped".  As you know, the [t] ending is the correct  one following the voiceless sound [p] + "ed".
 "Precious" could have variations.  How do you  pronounce "groceries"?  I say [grosheries]. 
  
 Nicole B. Graves
 The Center for New Americans
 Amherst, Greenfield, Northampton, MA


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