Do you pronounce the T sound when saying "What?"?

2012-01-05 7:19 am
When you say "what?" in converstaion, for example,

A: What's your name?
B: WhaT?

Do you aspirate the "T" out clearly, like an unvoiced "ta"?
Thanks.

回答 (8)

2012-01-05 10:43 am
✔ 最佳答案
When the word stands by itself in conversations, most people indeed to pronounce it but you don't actually hear it because most people don't pop the final T sound.

Now, when it's connected with a word that starts with a -y sound (like this case, what's your..), the t's part makes that -s sound as in pleasure/treasure, at least in relaxed North American speech.
2012-01-05 3:38 pm
Hahah, that's a good question...I never really thought about that.
Generally it's just soft, but if you're saying "what?!" for emphasis, then you can.
2012-01-05 3:38 pm
sometimes
2012-01-05 3:28 pm
Usually as a tap or glottal. I'd certainly never aspirate it. Realizing it as a dental stop there tends to be highly emphatic in American English.
2012-01-05 3:23 pm
in a : i pronounce the T clearly
in B: is depend the kind conversation like whaaat ??! i don't use T clearly
2012-01-05 3:21 pm
No, softer T. If you say it really quickly a bunch of times with a soft D sound at the end you'll know how to say it. "wud's your name? Wud's your name? ..."
2012-01-05 3:21 pm
Yes; check the US Dictionary, the phoenix shown as below, which shows the sound of T:

what |(h)wət; (h)wät|
2012-01-05 3:20 pm
No. But maybe because I'm Australian.


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