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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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

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.[/quote]

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