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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Tiago T. |
E-mail: | não-disponível |
Data: | 21/FEV/2007 7:06 PM |
Assunto: | Nice to mee' you |
Mensagem: |
Yes, Allen. I guess you got what I meant. I can now understand that there is at least a very subtle 't' sound. So I'll try to restate my question, taking that into consideration. To my non-native ears, native speakers pronounce the expression in two ways (I'm only talking about the formal alternative "meet you" for now): - Making a short pause between the words "meet" and "you", in such way that the 't' sound becomes very weak, but still audible, like you just said. - Making no pause between the words, that is, pronouncing the expression "meet you" as if it were a single word. In this case, I feel that the 't' is much more noticeable, although it's not as strong as Brazilians tend to make it. Now, which of the two choices sounds better? Both? Thanks again. |