Thanks Megan,

Exactly.  That's why truespel for "jumped" has ~jumpd, not ~jumpt as someone 
who started this thread said it should be according to "the books".

The "Beginner's Dictionary of USA English: Truespel Book 3" is the only 
dictionary I know of that shows at least an alternate pronunciation with the 
~d for "t" substitution that you've pointed out.


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+
See truespel.com and the 4 truespel books at authorhouse.com.



>From: "Nestor, Megan" <megann at seattleu.edu>

>Reply-To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion 

>List<englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

>To: "The Adult English Language Learners Discussion 

>List"<englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

>Subject: [EnglishLanguage 1010] Re: pronunciation of ed

>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:18:10 -0800

>

>Hi Thomas.  What's happening in the pronunciation of the phrase "He jumped 

>in" is a result of American English pronunciation and linking.  If a word 

>ends in a consonant sound, and the next word begins in a vowel sound, those 

>two sounds are linked.  Examples:

>

>He's angry = He sangry

>Keep up = Kee pup

>

>

>Also, in American English, when a "t" falls between two vowel sounds, it 

>sounds like /d/.  So, in speaking, the phrase sounds something like this:

>

>"He jump din"

>

>Another example where you hear a "t" become /d/:

>

>Put it away = pu did away

>

>

>Hope that helps,

>Megan

>

>________________________________

>

>From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Thomas N. Robb

>Sent: Sat 1/13/2007 6:50 PM

>To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

>Subject: [EnglishLanguage 997] Re: pronunciation of ed

>

>

>What is happening with the /d/, compared with /t/, endings is technically 

>called "devoicing".  The "voiced consonants" such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /v/ 

>tend not to be fully voiced at the end of words, so they end up sounding 

>pretty much like their unvoiced counterparts /p/, /t/, /k/, and /f/.  We 

>can't really say that they become the same, however, because if the 

>following word begins with a vowel, then the full voicing is heard.  

>Compare:

>

>

>He jumped.

>

>He jumped in.

>

>

>Cheers,

>   Tom Robb, Japan

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