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Teaching/learning pronunciation | How do you say 'cheers' in your native language?

How do you pronounce 'often'?
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often
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How do you pronounce often? #1 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 16:58 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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So, do you say ɔfn or ɒftən?

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How do you pronounce often? #2 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 17:26 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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Hi.
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How do you pronounce often? #3 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 18:23 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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How to pronounce often? #4 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 18:30 pm   How to pronounce often?
 

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Hi Torsten,
I pronouce often with "t" silent

Bye
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How do you pronounce often? #5 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 19:12 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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Hello Torsten,

I leave the 't' in often silent, too.
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How do you pronounce often? #6 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 15:02 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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So, do you say ɔfn or ɒftən?
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How do you pronounce often? #7 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 20:55 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

you pronounced OFTEN as OFEN silent T
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How do you pronounce often? #8 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 9:51 am   How do you pronounce often?
 

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Good morning to you all.

I am curious as to just why you do not sound the "T".

Do you also say soften without the " T"?

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How do you pronounce often? #9 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 10:46 am   How do you pronounce often?
 

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Well Bill,

I do believe that I learned it in school that way, but it's too long ago to remember.

As to 'soften', you tell me. :P
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How do you pronounce often? #10 (permalink) Thu May 28, 2009 18:24 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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Yes I definitely remember that we were taught to say ɒfn not ɒftən and I was quite surprised when I heard native speakers pronounce the 't'.

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How do you pronounce often? #11 (permalink) Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:14 am   How do you pronounce often?
 

everybody just learned how to pronounce something from the dictionary even the teacher that we had in our elementary, high school and college years, duhhh.
there is a guide in the dictionary how you pronounce the word. If you think it is not perferctly good tell me! It is still O'fen silent T.
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How do you pronounce often? #12 (permalink) Tue Jun 09, 2009 19:26 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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How do you pronounce often? #13 (permalink) Tue Jun 09, 2009 19:38 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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How do you pronounce often? #14 (permalink) Tue Jun 09, 2009 20:59 pm   How do you pronounce often?
 

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often OR ofen #15 (permalink) Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:13 am   often OR ofen
 

Hello Dear Teachers and Friends,
I listened to the audio of Sue (session 15 Don't and does not) and found it very interesting.Now one confusion in vocabulary is that she uttered the word "often" as 'often' but as per my knowledge it is pronounced as "ofen" means "t" is silent.Therefore, it has become problem for me that how to pronounce it,with( t ) or without (t).
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