How do you say "isn't it" ?
How do you say "isn't it" ?
I usually say /'ɪzən tɪt/
Sometimes I seem to hear some people say /'ɪzənɪt/, with the middle t omitted.
So how do most native speakers of English say it? With or without the middle t?
Thanks in advance for you help.
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<<So how do most native speakers of English say it? With or without the middle t?
Thanks in advance for you help. >>
Usually without the middle 't', if I'm not being careful.
Yeah, I tend to omit the middle T, too. Izzenit.
I tend to pronounce all the letters, also saying /'ɪzən tɪt/.
I pronounce it as /'ɪzən tɪt/, it would raise an eyebrow for me if I heard someone dropping the middle 't'.
You will most often hear Apppalachians use a glottal stop for the "s", which makes it sound like "i[t]n it". (An aside: it's a terrible-sounding tongue, but historically very interesting.)
I myself have always used "izen it".
"innit", "iddinit" and "izzinit" are all heard. People rarely pronounce that first "t".
In my opinion:
The formal way to pronounce it is with the middle 't', for example if I was talking to an authority figure or going for a job interview I would pronounce the 't' - because pronouncing things properly in English can give the impression you are well educated (in Australia at least).
However, in most English accents for informal and casual speech, people usually drop the middle 't' because they are being lazy and it is quicker and easier to pronounce.
Thanks a lot, guys! I get the picture now.
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Midwest USA, I never hear anyone pronounce the first 't' -- even in formal settings.
/"ɪz ɪnt ɪt"/
I pronounce "n't" with the short i sound rather than the schwa.
/"ɪz ɪnt ɪt"/
I pronounce "n't" with the short i sound rather than the schwa.
My dialect drops "t" after "n" before stressed vowels, unless I'm emphasizing. So "winter" and "center" sound like "winner" and "cenner".