Linking pattern #4: /t/ + /y/= /t͡ʃ/
Linking is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You link them.
In this lesson, we’re going to practice linking pattern #4: /t/ + /y/ = /t͡ʃ/.
And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which sentence do you hear?
Linking /t/ + /y/ … or no linking?
We link t => /t͡ʃ/ in other places, too.
