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The American "T"
The American T is influenced very strongly by intonation and its position in a word or phrase. At the top of a staircase T is pronounced T as in Ted or Italian ; a T in the middle of a staircase is pronounced as D ; whereas a T as the bottom of a staircase isn’t pronounced at all. Besides all the above cases, when T meets with Y, the two sounds will combine and produce a sound ch.
1. T is T at the beginning of a word or in a stressed syllable
Time
Teach
Tom
Team
It took Tim ten times to try the telephone.
Stop touching Ted’s toes.
Turn towards Stella and study her contract together.
Control your tears.
2. With ST, TS, TR, CT, LT combinations, T is T
Past
Cast
Last
States
Treats
Cats
Truck
Tree
Trunk
Contract
Intact
Dealt
3. An unstressed T in the middle of a staircase between two vowel sounds should be pronounced as a soft D.
Better
thirty
city
kitty
Betty bought a bit of better butter.
What a good idea.
Put it in a bottle.
I’m writing a letter.
Get a better water heater.
It’s getting hotter and hotter.
Fred had a little metal bottle.
4. T is held or sometimes softened at the end of a word
She hit the hot hut with her hat.
We went to that Net site to get what we needed.
Pat was quite right.
Beat that boy doesn’t help Lat to get the girl.
5. T is silent after N
Interview
Innerview
Interface
Innerface
Interrupt
Innerrupt
International
Innernational
Twenty
Twenny
He had a great interview.
She’s at international center.
They won’t ever try.
I’m currently employed.
6. T+Y= CH
Situation
mature
situate
sanctuary
What’s your name ?
Can’t you do it ?
I hate you. I hate everything about you.
Don’t you like it ?
Wouldn’t you ?
He’s talking about you 24-7.
Can I get you a drink ? | 
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