We cannot avoid consonant elisions in English conversation. Especially, the /t/ before or after the other homorganic sounds like /d/, /n/ and /s/ is apt to be elided, so does /d/. If we want to make better communication with one another, we have to un...
We cannot avoid consonant elisions in English conversation. Especially, the /t/ before or after the other homorganic sounds like /d/, /n/ and /s/ is apt to be elided, so does /d/. If we want to make better communication with one another, we have to understand consonant elisions in English. Of course, the /t/ and /d/ elisions in English are economical errors, therefore, we dont's have to imitate their elisions. It is advised that English learners should have some knowledge of the nature of the /t/ and /d/ elisions, /k/ and /g/ are homorganic sounds, too. The /g/ after /????/ are occasionally elided by some Americans, but they are not economical errors but extravagant ones. We had better speak standard American English. It is not advised that we should commit such extravagant errors as /k/ and /g/ elisions.
Generally speaking, it is recommended that English learners should avoid consonant elisions of /t/, /d/, /k/ and /g/, for such consonant elisions may simply confuse speakers' understanding of English.