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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | pat |
E-mail: | não-disponível |
Data: | 25/DEZ/2009 11:01 AM |
Assunto: | Costumar/use to? No. |
Mensagem: |
Jose, the confusion for ESL students, I imagine, is because "used to" is pronounced exactly as if it were "use to". The 'd' sound vanishes. There is a subtle difference in the way the remaining word is pronounced, which together with context is sufficient for a native-speaking listener. |