2016-02-11 Vocabulary: pronouncing "to"

Greg Malivuk
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p. 53 - Listen again to the natural pronunciation of this conversation.
“I’ve godda free ticket.” - “godda” = “got a”
“I’ve godda go.” - “godda” = “got to”
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“to” can become “ta” or “da” in fast pronunciation. (The rules described in the book are incorrect.)

“ta” after voiceless consonants like ‘k’, ‘f’, ‘sh’, which don’t include your vocal chords.
“have to” -> “hafta” (“have” normally ends with a ‘v’ sound, but sometimes we devoice it before adding another word like “to”)

“da” after vowel sounds

You can use “ta” OR “da” after voiced consonants like “g”, “l”, “m”

After ‘t’ or ‘d’, we can flap the beginning of (infinitive) “to” just like in “city” and “water”
“got to” -> “gotta” -> “godda”, “need to” -> “need ta” -> “needa”

After ‘n’ or ‘-ing’, we can sometimes remove the ‘t’ completely just like in “twenty”
“trying to” -> “tryin’ da” -> “tryna” (Just with infinitive “to”, not the preposition.)
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p. 54 part A - Rewrite the sentences in standard English.
1 Will you go to the market to get me something to eat?
2 I have to try to find a present to give to my wife.
3 You need to know how to drive in order to buy a car.
4 If I need you to help me move tomorrow, I’ll ask.
5 It’s really too cold to go to the beach this morning.
part B - Which “to”s are ‘ta’ and which are ‘da’?
1 ta, ta
2 da, ta
3 ta or da, da (‘d’ is a voiced consonant, so it can be both)
4 ta or da, ta
5 da, ta or da, ta (‘d’ is still a voiced consonant)
6 ta or da, ta (as usual, ‘d’ is a voiced consonant)
7 ta, da
8 ta or da, da (Yes, we still voice the consonant ‘d’.)
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Homework: p. 59