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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the UK, we pronounce the "g" at the end of words, as well as the "t" in twenty, etc. Dropping the "g" entirely definitely comes off as uneducated. Having a softer or harder "g" sound is perfectly fine. [/quote] I don't think you understood the question. There's a sound that's represented by "ng", a hard "g" as in "go" and a soft "g" as in "George". In some American regional accents, the "ng" sound is sometimes followed by the hard "g" as in "go". The classic example is "Lawn Guyland" for "Long Island", appropriately enough because people from Long Island often use that regional accent. "Dropping the 'g'" describes a pronunciation like President Clinton's; it's common in the South, but turns up elsewhere as well. The soft "g" after "ng" would be something like "hinge". A marked regional accent is sometimes a disadvantage, even in America.[/quote]
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