Glottal T, True T, Posh RP T, American T | Ultimate British Pronunciation Lesson 1

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- Hey everyone, I'm Aly.
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Welcome to the first video
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in my Ultimate British Pronunciation course.
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Remember to get the ebook, if you haven't already,
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at papateachme.com.
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That ebook goes with this course like best friends,
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and it will help you absorb all the information
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like a sponge.
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So, we're going to start with one of the most famous,
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yet very misunderstood, and definitely misused,
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sound of British pronunciation, the glottal T.
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Since I first made my video on this subject,
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whoa, all those years ago, look at all that hair I had.
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Wow, it's like a different person.
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Anyway, since then, a lot has changed
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about this little sound.
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In my opinion, English teachers need to change,
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and update, how they teach English,
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about every five years or so.
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The reason is because language, in general,
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but especially English, is a living breathing thing,
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and it changes so quickly.
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Throughout this course I'll show you
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a variety of different sounds and techniques and styles.
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But the idea is for you to choose your favorite aspects
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of British pronunciation.
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You'll sound natural because I'm gonna help you
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develop your own British pronunciation style.
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So, what is the glottal T?
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It's this.
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(mellow french music)
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Yeah, yeah.
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Oh, hi, sorry, can we have some water?
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Water?
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Water.
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Water.
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Water.
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Water.
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Wawa?
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Water.
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In British pronunciation,
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it's really common to replace the T sound,
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in some words, to a glottal T.
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I say some words, because it will sound really weird
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if you pronounce every T with a glottal T.
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Please, don't be weird.
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How do you make this sound?
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Well, say, uh-oh.
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Uh-oh.
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Do you feel that sound?
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That feeling in the middle of uh-oh?
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Your throat, your airway, closes.
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It stops the sound coming out.
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That is the feeling.
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That's the sound of the glottal T.
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And that sound will replace, again,
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some of the Ts in some of the words.
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Just remember, don't overuse it.
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That will be weird.
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Trust me, variety is the key to a natural speaking style.
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That's what I will be stressing throughout this course.
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So, it's really, really common
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to use the glottal T when a word finishes with a T sound.
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Like hot, but, not, wet.
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Again, it's perfectly fine to pronounce the T as a true T.
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A true T is when you pronounce it like a "tuh".
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But, not, wet, hot.
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That's a true T.
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But the glottal T, remember, it's that middle sound
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of uh-oh.
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When your airflow stops, stopping the sound,
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that's your glottal T.
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So, let's practice this together.
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Hot, hot.
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Listen carefully.
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If you're just saying hah, hah,
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the air is still coming out, you're not doing the glottal T.
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The airflow must stop.
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Hot, hot.
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Did you do it?
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I feel like you did it that time.
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I have confidence in you.
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Let's move on.
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But, but.
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Not.
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Wet.
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Good, let's do all of them together.
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Hot, but not wet.
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(claps) That was amazing, well done.
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And, that word we just did,
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you could pronounce water like water.
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Water, try that with me.
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Water.
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(claps) Again, you're amazing.
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Why do we do this?
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Why make this sound?
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It's because the sound is lazy,
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and, to be honest, we are lazy.
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There, I said it.
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It, see?
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Lazy.
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It's not clear.
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It's not an easy sound to hear.
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Therefore, it's not considered formal.
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But, before people tell you this as a stupid sound,
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politicians, even the queen, will use this sound.
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- And though self-isolating may at times be hard.
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- Why?
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Because it makes you sound human.
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If you tried to pronounce every T as a "tuh",
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you would sound like a weird robot.
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And again, don't be weird, be human.
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So, other common words like this would be,
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don't, can't, couldn't, wouldn't, won't.
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Basically, any contraction of not.
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Again, like I said, variety is key.
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So, I'm not saying always use glottal T
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when the word finishes in a "tuh" sound.
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No, I will use a mix.
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Sometimes I'll use it, sometimes I won't, like just now.
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First, let's practice these together.
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Don't.
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Can't.
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Couldn't.
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Wouldn't.
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Won't.
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Okay, let's practice this together in a sentence.
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First, everything as a glottal T.
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It's a bit hot.
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But not that hot.
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Now, you could pronounce all of these Ts as glottal Ts,
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and it wouldn't sound strange.
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Why?
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Because the tea is at the end of the word.
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That sounds fine.
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This is where we start to develop your style.
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I want you to pause the video here, and try saying these,
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or, if you have a partner, you can practice talking
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to each other, with these two sentences.
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Change it up.
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Use some Ts as glottal, some Ts as true Ts,
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use all of them as glottal, use all of them as true Ts,
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but use a variety, see which combination,
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or which style, feels right for you.
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There's no wrong answer here, so, don't worry.
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Remember, the goal is to develop
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your own natural British style,
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not to copy an idea of a British style.
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That won't sound natural.
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The only way to sound natural is to develop your own style.
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So, let's do that.
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Pause the video, try a few different options.
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Let's try another one.
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For example, someone offers you a cat.
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Do you want a cat?
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What, that cat?
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So, let's practice some different ways of pronouncing this.
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Do you want a cat?
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Do you want a cat?
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Do you see where wanna comes from now?
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Want a, wanna, wanna, want a cat.
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Do you want a cat?
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I told you we're lazy, so, yeah.
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You can choose whichever T
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you want to practice as a true T or a glottal T,
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it doesn't matter.
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It's all going to be correct.
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It's just about you developing your own natural style.
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So, pause the video now, practice this a few times,
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with a study buddy, or with yourself, any way is fine.
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Just see which combination works best for you.
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And press play when you're ready to continue.
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Now, there are times when you probably want to pronounce
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that final T as a true T.
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Don't, I can't get wet.
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Oh, sorry love, you wet?
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Yes, I'm very wet.
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He pronounced the glottal T
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because he's just speaking normally.
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There's nothing special.
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But she pronounced the true T that second time.
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Why?
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Because she wants to emphasize.
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She wants to make this stronger.
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Yes, I'm very wet.
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If it's clearly pronounced,
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then it can sound much stronger, more emphatic.
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Just something to remember.
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Also, there are times when you definitely don't want
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to use a glottal T.
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For example, when a word begins with a T sound,
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don't use the glottal T.
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The word tonight, for example, starts and ends with a T.
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We already know that that end T, that's fine.
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You can pronounce that as a glottal T,
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you can pronounce that as a true T,
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either way will sound natural.
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That's your choice.
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But, that first T, definitely not.
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So, options.
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Tonight.
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That's okay.
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Tonight, that's okay.
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But, a night?
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No, don't glottalize that T.
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Mm.
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But, there is an exception to this.
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In Cockney, and similar styles, you might hear this.
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I'm going to the pub.
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You'll definitely hear some British people say that.
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Not always.
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It's not for everyone.
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It might not be for you.
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And that's okay.
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So, likewise, if you said, you're going to the pub?
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I want to come too!
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Exactly the same thing.
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So, going to, want to, you already know
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that these get contracted to gonna and wanna.
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So, really common.
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So, also glottalize those Ts.
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But, that one, true T.
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The others, you have the option.
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Again, try both ways, see which one you prefer.
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First, let's try both as true Ts.
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I'm going to the pub.
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I want to come too.
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Now, let's try both as glottal Ts.
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Again, it's just as correct, just a different style.
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I'm going to the pub.
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I want to come too.
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Well done, you're amazing.
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Another time when you definitely don't want
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to use the glottal T is when the consonant sound
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just before the T is an unvoiced consonant sound.
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Wait, what the f-?
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What's an unvoiced consonant sound?
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An unvoiced sound doesn't make a vibration in the throat.
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Like, for example, an F sound.
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Ffff, no vibration here.
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But a voiced sound, like a V,
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that does produce a vibration in the throat.
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Vvvvuh, the same mouth shape,
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but the difference is the vibration.
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Fffff, vvvvuh, fffff, vvvvuh.
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That's the only difference.
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Unvoiced, voiced, that's it.
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So, with names, like Taylor Swift,
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the T in Swift, don't make that one glottal.
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That will always be true T, Swift.
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Fast.
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Again, true T.
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Connected.
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Again, true T,
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because the consonant sound just before
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is an unvoiced consonant sound,
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and no one glottalizes those.
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That's not a difference in style, just, no one does it,
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I guess because it's impossible.
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Let's actually try.
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Swiff, Taylor Swiff-uh.
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It's too difficult.
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Remember, we're lazy, so, if it's difficult to say,
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we won't do it, it doesn't become a style.
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That's how language works.
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So, just keep that in mind.
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But, also, there are times
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when you always pronounce the glottal T.
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Again, because it's easier.
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For example, absolutely.
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And, in this case, again, it's all about the position
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of the T in the word.
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See, there's a vowel sound before the T,
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and a consonant sound after.
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In those cases, just pronounce the glottal T,
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it will sound natural, just trust me.
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States, make it glottal.
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The same with this one, mates.
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If your teacher tells you
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that the glottal T is a dumb sound, that's not true.
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It's just a feature of British pronunciation,
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which everyone uses.
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Yes, even the queen.
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- Many charities, groups, and organizations
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have worked to promote peace and unity around the world.
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- See, with a glottal T, it just sounds more natural.
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So, let's quickly practice those points.
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Let's imagine that we're talking
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about connecting to wifi or something.
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We're gonna practice this,
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but, notice which Ts can be glottal,
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and which definitely aren't.
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And, remember,
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this is about developing your natural way of speaking.
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So, practice a few different ways that you could say this,
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see what feels comfortable, see what feels natural.
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Don't try and force anything.
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If you try to make everything a true T,
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it might sound weird.
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If you try to make everything a glottal T,
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it might sound weird.
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For example, I might pronounce this like,
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tell Tom that it's definitely connected,
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but that might not be the same for you,
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and that's fine too.
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Again, they're equally correct, just different styles.
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Pause the video, press play when you're ready to continue.
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Okay, this is where it gets really interesting,
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because this is where we develop your style even more.
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So, words like, mountain, button, bottle, water, hotel.
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You have options.
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Let me add this one.
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Just, quickly.
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My speaking style is completely middle, nonspecific,
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very general, London.
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So, if you come to London, you'll hear this, more or less.
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Just depends on the person.
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And sometimes I will pronounce the glottal T,
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sometimes I won't, in these words.
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Sometimes mountain, sometimes mountain.
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Depends how fast I'm speaking.
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Depends on my mood.
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Depends who I'm talking to.
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The point is, all of that is correct.
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It just depends on your mood, your style.
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Now, me personally, if there's a vowel T vowel,
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I tend not to use the glottal T.
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But that doesn't mean I never use it.
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Depends, again, on my mood, my speed of speaking,
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and who I'm talking to.
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For example, with my best friend, if I'm being a bit lazy,
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yeah, I'm gonna say, yeah, it's better.
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So, this is how you can develop your style.
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You will have a preference.
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Try saying these with a true T, and the glottal T,
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and see which one feels better for you.
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Let me give you a quick example of each one.
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First, true T.
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Mountain, button, bottle, water, hotel, better.
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Now the glottal T.
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Mountain, button, bottle, water, hotel, better.
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Again, you definitely won't want all of them to be true,
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you definitely won't want all of them to be glottal.
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You'll probably find that a mix feels better for you.
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That is how you're gonna develop your own style.
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So, pause the video, practice a few different ways,
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and play the video when you're ready to continue.
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Okay, we've talked about the glottal T,
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we've talked about the true T.
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But there are two other types of T,
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and they don't need milk.
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That was such a bad joke, and I apologize.
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If you wanna stop this video right now,
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and give it a dislike, I'll completely understand.
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But before you do, let me tell you about the other two Ts.
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First is the incredibly posh, posh RP T, which,
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if you watch that TV show, "The Crown", they always use it.
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And this is how it sounds.
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Little, water, bottle.
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How do you do this posh RP T?
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Well, the tongue is gonna hit just behind
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that top set of teeth.
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Not gonna hit the teeth themselves,
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it's gonna hit that ridge, just there.
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So, about there.
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Just a gentle tap there,
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that should give you that posh RP T.
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Water.
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Another example, let's look at Italy.
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With a true T, Italy.
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With a glottal T, Italy.
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With that posh RP T, sounds like this.
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- Italy.
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- But I should mention that this T only appears
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in very posh RP.
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And, as this article in The Guardian points out,
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only around 2% of British people even speak like this.
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So, if your goal is to sound natural
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with British pronunciation, I can't, as a good teacher,
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recommend that you learn posh RP.
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And the final T sound actually comes
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from American pronunciation.
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I used to hate it when British actors
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would start changing the sound of their Ts
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to an American D sound.
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An example, an example.
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James Corden, no.
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Emma Watson, much better.
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Better.
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How would Hermione say the word better?
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Let's have a look.
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- Hermione?
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- Never better.
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- Interesting, she uses the true T, better.
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But how does Emma Watson, in an interview,
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say the word better?
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- It just makes my day better.
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- See, she changes the "tuh" for a "duh" sound.
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So, instead of better, it becomes better.
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And I used to think, ugh, I hate when British actors move
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to Hollywood, and start changing their "tuh"
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for a "duh" sound, in words like better,
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pronouncing it better.
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But this is what I spoke about before.
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Language evolves.
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It changes every few years.
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And, in recent years, I started noticing British YouTubers.
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They started pronouncing the American "duh"
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where a "tuh" sound used to be.
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And then my friends started doing it.
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And then I noticed I started doing it.
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And then, even my mom.
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Yeah, it's definitely become more prominent now.
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So, for years, I have taught
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that British English would pronounce it better or better,
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and American English would say better.
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But, I'm officially declaring it now.
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It's no longer unBritish to change that T to a D sound.
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Got it?
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You better get it.
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See, I probably wouldn't say, got it?
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Well, you better get it.
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For me, the "duh" sound feels more natural now.
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Language changes.
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And again, just see what works for you.
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Maybe you prefer this, doesn't matter.
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So, to conclude this lesson, a few points about the T sound.
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God, this is a long lesson.
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If you want to develop a more posh RP speaking style,
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you'll want to use fewer glottal Ts,
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and they favor a more posh RP T,
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like that one I showed you,
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that always appears in "The Crown".
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But, like I said, if you want to focus on sounding natural,
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realistic, and modernly British,
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then I recommend that you mix it up.
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Mix it up.
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Mix it up.
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Try various styles, see what works best for you.
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So, to finish this unit of the course,
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I want you to look at these three sentences here.
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Think of different ways
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that you could pronounce the T sounds.
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In all three sentences, you have a lot of options.
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Pause this video, try saying them a few different ways,
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and make notes about what you prefer,
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what feels natural for you.
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Just as a reference, I would pronounce it like this.
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The first one,
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it's hotter than a wet August night in Toronto.
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But again, that's how I'm saying it now.
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That might change, depending who I'm with,
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the speed of speech in which I'm talking,
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lots of things, my mood.
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The second one, let's have a look.
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It's an absolutely great photo of a turtle.
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And the third one,
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a better water bottle for the environment.
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Again, you have lots of options for these three sentences.
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My job, on this course,
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is to help you develop your natural speaking style.
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So, pause this video,
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practice a few different ways of saying those Ts,
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and then press play when you're ready to say goodbye to me.
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To better follow the videos in this course,
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download my free ebook, available at papateachme.com.
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It's free, same as these videos, all free.
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And that's it.
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Thanks for watching the first unit of this course,
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and I'll see you in unit two, next Saturday.
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See you then.
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(relaxing music)
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