Megan:  I understand your explanation of linking and "jumped in" is a case of linking.  However, the pronunciation given is not usual American English linking.  In your example of "jump din" you indicate the "p" is voiced, which it is not.  The linked pronunciation in American English is "jum tin", with the /p/ unvoiced and "ed" pronounced /t/.  To give this word a /d/ sound, it would be pronounced "jumm din".  Bonnita

Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote: 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.



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>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

>

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>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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