Timeline for Pronunciation of eight, eighth, and eighty
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| Jul 5, 2018 at 0:27 | comment | added | Lawrence | @WendyG Thanks for your comment. It varies with context for me, anywhere from something like a 'd' to almost a hiss, depending somewhat on the following word. "[S]harp t" describes the contrast with the "th" sound rather than where emphasis is placed. Perhaps I should have used the term plosive. | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 13:44 | comment | added | WendyG | @Lawrence From the UK here and I actually don't say a sharp t on the end of eight, more sort of just like the word 'Ate' with a hard A and a trailing fading 'te' | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 13:29 | answer | added | kkickah | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 13:10 | comment | added | Luciano Andress Martini | I joined it.... Thanks! Can I ask this question in this other site? And maybe get some audio (wav or something like that) in answers? | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 13:08 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Those three words are difficult to say distinctly. | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 13:07 | comment | added | Lawrence | No. The sharp "t" sound is short and can't really be held for a long time. The "th" sound can be held for as long as you keep pushing air through your front teeth. | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 13:06 | comment | added | Luciano Andress Martini | But this th pronounce is just like a sharp "t" isn't? And a sharp t is pronuntiated like: tee... but very fast... so... What i am missing... | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 13:05 | comment | added | Lawrence | They're all different. "8" has 1 syllable that ends with a sharp "t" sound. "8th" has 1 syllable ends with a "th" sound. "80" has 2 syllables, ending with an "ee" sound. | |
| Jul 4, 2018 at 12:49 | history | asked | Luciano Andress Martini | CC BY-SA 4.0 |