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One of the reasons why American English seems
so fast is because Americans drop some sounds.
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For example, we often drop the d after an n
before a consonant . So, look at this word:
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Friendly. We don't make that D sound,
it comes after an n before a consonant.
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This happens a lot in plural nouns
and third person conjugations like
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"ends". "The show ends at midnight."
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"Lands"
"My flight lands at eleven."
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Also, apostrophe s.
"Band's"
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"The band's going to go on
soon." No d, no d, no d.
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It also happens when two words
go together like "Found my".
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"Look everybody, I found my phone!" No d.
"Stand for" "What does it stand for?" No d.
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