Accent Training 001

American T ( Part 1 )

The American T is influenced strongly by intonation and its position in a word or phrase. Here are first 3 rules to guide you, American T Part 2 will have 2 more rules to follow.

1.T is T at the beginning of a word or in a stressed syllable. Example words are tennis , telephone , took , teacher , study etc.

Sentence: It took Ted ten times to try the telephone .

2. T is D in the middle of the word. Example words are better , computer , bottle , water , letter etc.

Sentence: Save all the data in the computer .

3. T is held at the end of the word.Example words are hat , wait , point , light , what etc.

Sentence: Put my hat on the desk.