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In response to "do you pronounce often as "off-ten" or "off-in", in other words do you use the t in it or not? -- nm" by crash davis

T is not silent. except in ebonics -- nm

Posted by sigh-core (aka sycor) Aug 11 '10, 13:19

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depends if I'm enunciating or not. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:26
the southerner I married insists that it is silent -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 13:20 11
- It is. -- nm - Callisto Aug 11, 13:23 2
  - seriously? -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 13:24 1
    - Yes! -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 11, 13:25
- well, this southerner says it isn't silent. -- nm - sigh-core Aug 11, 13:21 7
  - This northerner says it is silent. -- nm - pmb Aug 11, 13:22 1
    - seriously? -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 13:24
  - agreed -- nm - David Aug 11, 13:22 3
    - I'm not sure I trust you on your stated location. You never tell me that you're fixin' to do something. -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 13:23 2
      - He never does say that. It's true. - Kim Pine Aug 11, 13:25
      - Even when I was a child, the locals were confused by how I didn't act like one of them. - David Aug 11, 13:24
  - thank you! -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 13:22

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