How do you say "isn't it" ?

ESL student   Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:02 am GMT
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.
HULK HOGAN   Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:04 am GMT
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Guest   Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:22 am GMT
/'ɪnɪt/
upstater   Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:04 am GMT
<<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.
Uriel   Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:39 am GMT
Yeah, I tend to omit the middle T, too. Izzenit.
Caspian   Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:47 am GMT
I tend to pronounce all the letters, also saying /'ɪzən tɪt/.
Mike   Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:55 pm GMT
I pronounce it as /'ɪzən tɪt/, it would raise an eyebrow for me if I heard someone dropping the middle 't'.
Jasper   Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:47 pm GMT
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".
Richard   Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:29 pm GMT
"innit", "iddinit" and "izzinit" are all heard. People rarely pronounce that first "t".
Corinne   Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:12 am GMT
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.
ESL student   Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:41 am GMT
Thanks a lot, guys! I get the picture now.

谢谢大家!
Entbark   Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:06 am GMT
Midwest USA, I never hear anyone pronounce the first 't' -- even in formal settings.
Another Guest   Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:20 pm GMT
/"ɪz ɪnt ɪt"/

I pronounce "n't" with the short i sound rather than the schwa.
Another Guest   Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:44 pm GMT
/"ɪz ɪnt ɪt"/

I pronounce "n't" with the short i sound rather than the schwa.
Richard   Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:50 pm GMT
My dialect drops "t" after "n" before stressed vowels, unless I'm emphasizing. So "winter" and "center" sound like "winner" and "cenner".