Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.
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Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation workshop.
Here I'm going to show you how English is
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really spoken. Come on, let's go inside.
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Now, these days, when you go to a real shop do
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you prefer to pay by cash or by plastic? What
do we call one of these? Now, I'm sure you
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already know, but let's hear what the people
of London call it.
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It's a credit card.
Credit card.
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Credit card.
Credit card.
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Credit card.
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A credit card. Now, the word 'credit' ends
in the sound /t/, doesn't it? Or does it?
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Watch and listen again. What sound can you
actually hear?
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It's a credit card.
Credit card.
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Credit card.
Credit card.
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Credit card.
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In fluent speech, when one word ends in a
vowel sound followed by a /t/ and the next
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word begins with a /k/, the /t/ changes to
a /k/. So /kredɪt kɑːd/ becomes /kredɪk
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kɑːd/. It's an example of assimilation.
And here are some more examples.
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Don't let it get cold!
You have to do it quickly.
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There's no short cut to learning a language.
I didn't like that cake.
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Right, so you've heard the examples, and now
it's your turn. You know the drill. Listen
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and repeat.
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Don't let it get cold!
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You have to do it quickly.
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There's no short cut to learning a language.
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I didn't like that cake.
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Well done. Now, remember, if you want to learn
more about pronunciation, then please visit
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our website, bbclearningenglish.com. And that
is about it from the pronunciation workshop
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for this week. I'll see you soon. Bye bye!
Now, to be honest, I don't really use cash
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or card these days. I don't need them. No.
If you want to maintain your street cred,
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then the only way is pay by phone. Erm. Have
you got a charger?
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