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004: T Pronunciations (Flap T, Stop T, True T)

Conversation & Pronunciation: Learn English with The Rachel's English Podcast

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What Is Secondary Stress?

A T is also a true T when it's at the beginning of a stressed syllable. Secondary stress I think is really tricky because mostly it sounds like an unstressed syllable. If a syllable has secondary stress, this little apostrophe at the bottom of the line in front of the syllable, then it's a true TBecause it's following the rule.

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