Older generations pronounce words like “adults” differently than younger generations. What other words?

[Anonymous]

I have never heard anyone (even older people) pronounce the tts in button or kitten unless they were British.

If you don't think you are swallowing the Ts you have not listened to yourself.

At 0:50 the character is Sutton. Everyone pronounces this way. Even california.

[Anonymous]

Warter instead of water
Git instead of get
Bafroom instead of bathroom

[Anonymous]

Warsh instead of wash; Warshington instead of Washington

MonDEE, TuesDEE, WendesDEE, ThursDEE, FridEE…

“Ristrint” instead of “restaurant”

“Arange” instead of “orange”

My MIL says “sahayl-SAH” instead of salsa. I’ll never know how she fits so many extra syllables into that word.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 16 year old uses T-glottalization. According to Google: T-glottalization is a speech pattern where the "t" sound is dropped in words like "kitten," "Vermont," and "important". This is a normal speech pattern that is becoming more common in the western United States and among younger female speakers.
It's most pronounced in words like kitten, mitten and button.
So while I say, "kit-tin", she says "kit-in" with emphasis on the "kit" and very quiet "in". It is surprisingly very noticeable.

I grew up all over New England and lived in NYC for 12 years, and this is literally how everyone talks. If you pronounce it as, “but-TEN” up there people would look at you like you were an absolute freak with three heads.

I'm from abroad and find strange reactions when I ask for water at a restaurant, as I pronounce the T. I have to change it to ask for a "warder". I then receive a glass of H2O, but fortunately never a prison guard. I had similar reactions looking for metal recycling place until I changed the request to medal recycling.

You would need to order wudder in PA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 16 year old uses T-glottalization. According to Google: T-glottalization is a speech pattern where the "t" sound is dropped in words like "kitten," "Vermont," and "important". This is a normal speech pattern that is becoming more common in the western United States and among younger female speakers.
It's most pronounced in words like kitten, mitten and button.
So while I say, "kit-tin", she says "kit-in" with emphasis on the "kit" and very quiet "in". It is surprisingly very noticeable.

Mine does this too (also 16) and I hate it. She gets mad when I point it out though. It sounds uneducated to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 16 year old uses T-glottalization. According to Google: T-glottalization is a speech pattern where the "t" sound is dropped in words like "kitten," "Vermont," and "important". This is a normal speech pattern that is becoming more common in the western United States and among younger female speakers.
It's most pronounced in words like kitten, mitten and button.
So while I say, "kit-tin", she says "kit-in" with emphasis on the "kit" and very quiet "in". It is surprisingly very noticeable.

Mine does this too (also 16) and I hate it. She gets mad when I point it out though. It sounds uneducated to me.

Well there’s multiple posts on here of people saying it’s a typical way of talking in the NE and in the West, so maybe you could stop harping on your kid for something she probably doesn’t have much control over? That’s the kind of thing your kid is going to remember for a long time and it will negatively color her feelings for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 16 year old uses T-glottalization. According to Google: T-glottalization is a speech pattern where the "t" sound is dropped in words like "kitten," "Vermont," and "important". This is a normal speech pattern that is becoming more common in the western United States and among younger female speakers.
It's most pronounced in words like kitten, mitten and button.
So while I say, "kit-tin", she says "kit-in" with emphasis on the "kit" and very quiet "in". It is surprisingly very noticeable.

Mine does this too (also 16) and I hate it. She gets mad when I point it out though. It sounds uneducated to me.

You’re teaching your daughter not to use her voice. Brava, Mom. Brava.

If you don’t get that teenagers experiment with their appearance and presentation to the world, you’re either or moron or judgmental to the point of stifling your child. Either way, continue on like this and she’ll want nothing to do with you.

I enjoy talking to my teen and getting to know her. I’m her cheerleader, not her bully. Unless she was doing something harmful, immoral or dangerous, I would let her be.

[Anonymous]

On words like button, there are three ways to do it:

Not pronouncing any “t”: “buh-in”. I’m from NY, and this always made me crazy, even though it was very common.

Pronouncing a single “t” - “but-in”. This to me is what sounds ‘normal’

Enunciating both “t”s. “But-tin”. Also weird to me, but some do it.

On “adult” - to me, that’s in transition, and honestly neither one sticks out to me. I suspect I even shift back and forth.

I REALLY hate when people pronounce the “t” in often. I yelled at my kid about that one. And now the “l” in salmon, that’s just starting.

Language changes, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

[Anonymous]

Most of these are just regional differences that have always existed. Did you grow up in a different part of the country?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems almost everyone says "of-ten" now instead of "offen." My argument against this (usually kept to myself ☺️ ) was, ok now say soften. Well, sure enough, I heard someone say "sof-ten" on an HGTV show the other day. 😫😫😫

Have you heard about laughter and daughter and slaughter?
Don't get too smug that same spelling means same pronunciation.

(fun fact- they actually were pronounced the same before the Great Vowel Shift)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 16 year old uses T-glottalization. According to Google: T-glottalization is a speech pattern where the "t" sound is dropped in words like "kitten," "Vermont," and "important". This is a normal speech pattern that is becoming more common in the western United States and among younger female speakers.
It's most pronounced in words like kitten, mitten and button.
So while I say, "kit-tin", she says "kit-in" with emphasis on the "kit" and very quiet "in". It is surprisingly very noticeable.

Mine does this too (also 16) and I hate it. She gets mad when I point it out though. It sounds uneducated to me.

Well there’s multiple posts on here of people saying it’s a typical way of talking in the NE and in the West, so maybe you could stop harping on your kid for something she probably doesn’t have much control over? That’s the kind of thing your kid is going to remember for a long time and it will negatively color her feelings for you.

One of my kids does this too (she’s 20) but I have never said anything about it. I just find it odd. I have 3 kids who were all raised in the same place exactly the same and she’s the only one who does this. I have no clue how she developed this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard anyone (even older people) pronounce the tts in button or kitten unless they were British.

If you don't think you are swallowing the Ts you have not listened to yourself.

At 0:50 the character is Sutton. Everyone pronounces this way. Even california.

British has glottal T also.

[Anonymous]

So many people discovering linguistics on this thread and learning that not everyone in the world has to be exactly the same. Such fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What words have you noticed older generations use?

There is only one correct pronunciation for "adult," uh-duhlt.

Ad-dolt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people say: "im poor ant" when they pronounce important.

That’s not age. That’s regional.