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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
what I do notice that where we Use "T"s such as
"what do you want?" they sound as if they say "Wadda You want."
Often the "T"s in the middle of a word get changed to D's.
One thing I notice many Brits say is: somethink/sumfink-- when they mean SOMETHING. Or Nuffink-- nothink- instead of Nothing- NUthing. they tend to add a "K" sound when it should be "ING."
I hear it a lot on the TV.
also the letter "H" aich. I hear quite a lot of people say HAICH when they mean "AICH" they seem to think that they have to actually sound the letter HAICH-- to match the letter itself.
I guess thats probably a Londoners trait.
Many of us drop the last "T" in a word.
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Id have to say thats more regional dialect/accent/slang or just plain influenced by tv, music etc. Not to say im not guilty myself since as a yorkshireman "going to the pub" often comes out as "off t' pub"
but
Ive never really had trouble understanding any English tho I must admit I may need to concentrate a little harder if the accent is thick.
Maybe its just me I dont know and it could be an intresting to know as ive seen British films being shown in America with subtitles for example, but never any foreign English speaking films in the UK with subtitles.
Is it because our t.v/movie industry imports so much from abroad or maybe because our accents/dialects can change in a stones throw.