
Reducing and Blending "You" & "Your" with T | #089
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Take a good look at how you connect your speech. Do you do this at all, or is this something that usually goes right over your head? Face this concept head-on with everyday phrases like "you" and "your", and understand how and when we reduce and blend the sounds of these words with T endings.
Follow along with these quick, common phrases:
Didn’t you go? = Didn’chuh’go?
I think that you should. = I think tha’chuh’should.
I’ll let you take a chance = I’ll le’chuh’take a chance.
Rest your eyes = Res’cher’eyes.
It’s not your fault. = It’s nah’cher’fault.
I hope that you're alright. = I hope tha’cher’alright.
T + U Sound Idiomatic Expressions
Bet you that I'm confident about something
I'll bet you that they show up late.
Lost your touch To lose proficiency with a skill
I see you haven't lost your touch with cooking!
That's what you get That's the consequence
That's what you get when you don't sleep early!
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