Thursday, September 30, 2010

chu or tu: opportunity

If you intend to speak American English, don't use affricate ch sound when you pronounce opportunity, for simple reason that /t/ doesn't get affricated in AmE, the way it is in AusE.

ˌɑpɚ 'tunɪti
not ˌɑpɚ 'tjunɪti
not ˌɑpɚ 'tʃunɪti

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