Do you pronounce the "t" in often?

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[Post New]09/23/2017 07:11
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Yes and No, depending how I'm feeling. Do you pronounce the t in cotton and mountain and fountain?


I'm from upstate NY and don't pronounce the /t/ in any of those words.

For often I say /off-en/.

For cotton and mountain, instead of a /t/ sound I produce a glottal stop.
[Post New]09/23/2017 07:17
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Anonymous
No. Indiana.

If you are pronouncing the "t," you are not pronouncing this word correctly:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/often


[Post New]09/23/2017 08:30
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:No. Indiana.

If you are pronouncing the "t," you are not pronouncing this word correctly:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/often




I prefer Oxford.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/often

to each her own
[Post New]09/27/2017 16:39
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Anonymous
I also pronounce the T in water.
[Post New]09/27/2017 17:39
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Anonymous
No- from Connecticut and Virginia
[Post New]09/27/2017 19:14
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Anonymous
I pronounce the "d" in often.
From Pittsburgh but been here for decades
[Post New]09/27/2017 19:17
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Anonymous
No- from Maryland.
[Post New]09/27/2017 19:18
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes, Pacific Northwest native.


No, PNW native.


LOL this is such a PNW passive aggressive interaction
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