The T of Talking Reduces

Listen to the first chunk. Notice that the going is the stress word, so it's higher in pitch and more emphasized. So when we listen, we listen to the keywords and we allow our brain to fill in the gaps. The word them that we expect to hear with a strong TH and then an S sound also reduces. Some of them may follow me or know me already. That's what she means. I'm in their face. In their faces. They can't avoid her.

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