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Lesson 01: The Glottal T

The most common thing people say when you ask them to do a British accent is something like this…
"can I have some wa'er"

Here Are Three Quick Truths!
• We don’t ALWAYS use the glottal T.
• It’s not “stupid” to use the glottal T. It’s just a style.
• Even “posh” politicians, and the Queen uses it.

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You should know that it’s always best to use a mix of Glottal Ts and True Ts in your speech to give you a natural speaking style. Remember, accent is all about STYLE!
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The Sound

Say “UH-OH!”.
Ok, that middle sound, feel how your throat closes the airway, and that stops any sound coming out?
THAT’S the sound which will replace the T a LOT in British pronunciation.

It’s VERY common to glottalise the T sound at the end of words:
• Hot
• But
• Not

Some T sounds will NEVER be glottalised!
• Taylor SwiFT
• Kanye WeST
Also we NEVER glottalise the FIRST!

BUT with the word “Italian” NO ONE would ever glottalise THAT T! Everyone would agree that it would
sound weird. Confusing, no?

Same with:
Photograph (Fine)
Photographer (No)
Strategy (Fine)
Strategic (No)

You can kind of see a pattern here: A T between two vowel sounds and the second vowel sound is stressed, it’s sort of universally understood that it sounds weird and no one glottalises those.

ALSO! What used to be considered purely American pronunciation - when we change the T sound for a D sound - is now pretty widespread in British English, so it won’t sound TOO American if you sprinkled some D sounds in there, like with the word “better”, pronouncing it like
“Bedder”.

Ok now try THESE sentences, try using a MIX of glottal Ts and True Ts, see how it feels. Develop your own style!

1) “It’s hotter than a wet Augus night in Toronto!”
2) “It’s an absolutely great photo of a turtle”
3) “A better water bottle for the environment”

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225 viewsZarvan de Fake, Oct 23, 2021 at 12:27

Lesson 01: The Glottal T

The most common thing people say when you ask them to do a British accent is something like this…
"can I have some wa'er"

Here Are Three Quick Truths!
• We don’t ALWAYS use the glottal T.
• It’s not “stupid” to use the glottal T. It’s just a style.
• Even “posh” politicians, and the Queen uses it.

_______________________

You should know that it’s always best to use a mix of Glottal Ts and True Ts in your speech to give you a natural speaking style. Remember, accent is all about STYLE!
_______________________


The Sound

Say “UH-OH!”.
Ok, that middle sound, feel how your throat closes the airway, and that stops any sound coming out?
THAT’S the sound which will replace the T a LOT in British pronunciation.

It’s VERY common to glottalise the T sound at the end of words:
• Hot
• But
• Not

Some T sounds will NEVER be glottalised!
• Taylor SwiFT
• Kanye WeST
Also we NEVER glottalise the FIRST!

BUT with the word “Italian” NO ONE would ever glottalise THAT T! Everyone would agree that it would
sound weird. Confusing, no?

Same with:
Photograph (Fine)
Photographer (No)
Strategy (Fine)
Strategic (No)

You can kind of see a pattern here: A T between two vowel sounds and the second vowel sound is stressed, it’s sort of universally understood that it sounds weird and no one glottalises those.

ALSO! What used to be considered purely American pronunciation - when we change the T sound for a D sound - is now pretty widespread in British English, so it won’t sound TOO American if you sprinkled some D sounds in there, like with the word “better”, pronouncing it like
“Bedder”.

Ok now try THESE sentences, try using a MIX of glottal Ts and True Ts, see how it feels. Develop your own style!

1) “It’s hotter than a wet Augus night in Toronto!”
2) “It’s an absolutely great photo of a turtle”
3) “A better water bottle for the environment”

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