aloeha

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In songs sung in English, a word ending with "t" followed by "you" sometimes makes the "you" sound like "chew". Does this happen in other languages with different words/sounds? (lemmy.world)
 

For example, if a lyric contains "that you", it ends up like "thatchoo". One example of this I can think of is in Karma by Taylor Swift (I know, I know, but it's one of the most popular songs I listen to). The line where she sings "Karma's a relaxing thought/Aren't you envious that for you it's not?" sounds like "arentchoo". It doesn't happen every time but it seems to happen unless you're consciously making an effort to not make that sound. An example of this is in Love Story where she sings "That you were Romeo/You were throwing pebbles", and it sounds like if you were just talking to someone and said "that" and "you" separately.

I'm just wondering if this happens in other languages with different combinations of sounds? It probably happens with other sound combinations in English too, but this is the easiest example to think of.

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[–] aloeha@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where is this OP?

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[–] aloeha@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you can do all of the things you said without being overly formal about everything! For reference I have ADHD too. ☺️

YSK these e-mail tips in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world
[–] aloeha@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

God I hate forced formality like this. This is the kind of shit Gen Z and millennials are rebelling against and I'm all for it. It is stupid for us to encourage people to be themselves and then to expect them to act like a completely different person at work, including the way they talk.