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[on the bay]

@Annie57-

I've noticed it too!

I have tried to say it that way when I hear them say it and it's really difficult!

But I think it is more than just the dropping of the tt's. It sounds also like an emphasis on the on saying it more like "un" ca-unn.

I say it like ca-n. And I think like someone else said, not many of us actually say the tt's, its more like pronouncing the n without that long vowel sound in front of it like we are hearing with some of the hosts.

I think that's what makes it sound so strange to us.

While some may thing jeez, why spend so much time thinking about this?!

If a teacher and/or parents teaching children the importance of language all our lives, it's ingrained! It's interesting. We can't help it!😄

[Shanus]

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@CalminHeart wrote:

There are different accents and pronunciations all over the US.  These regional differences are perfectly normal.  Don't sweat the small stuff.

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@CalminHeart I think mispronounced words are acceptable in most instances. Newscasters, public speakers, Q hosts who speak for living should have proper command of the language. 

[CalminHeart]

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@Shanus wrote:

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@CalminHeart wrote:

There are different accents and pronunciations all over the US.  These regional differences are perfectly normal.  Don't sweat the small stuff.

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@CalminHeart I think mispronounced words are acceptable in most instances. Newscasters, public speakers, Q hosts who speak for living should have proper command of the language. 

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If you listen to professionals on the news, weather tv, and such, they speak very well.  But these are salespeople. These salespeople just happen to be on tv instead of in a store.   Q's expectations are much different. They don't expect or ask their hosts to be professional speakers.  I still say, don't sweat the small stuff.

[picco]

You're not alone, I notice it too and it makes me cringe.

[dooBdoo]

           There actually are 3 ways people are pronouncing words like "cotton" or "button."   In my experience, there used to be only 2 ways -- either a regular or "hard" sound to the "t" or the glottal sound most of us probably use.   Here's a very basic video that explains and we can hear the 2 sounds (you ony need to listen to the first part to get the gist):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vabg-EUHOQk

           In recent times, for some reason, people have invented a 3rd pronunciation.   This method sounds like "cahh--hun" or "buhh--hun" with the main accent on the first syllable but definite emphasis on both syllables, and it eliminates the "t" altogether.   Dennis Basso does this quite distinctly, and every time I hear it I think how much more difficult it is to say the words that way, it takes more effort.

[YorkieonmyPillow]

I've noticed it also and yes it seems peculiar.

Also the "new" word that you hear regularly now....how to spell it........."zhjuug" or "jooj".........does anyone know what I'm referring to?

Shawn uses it often.......it apparently means "to improvise" or "to adjust".............................

[Bahamasgirl]

The dropping of it's began as a fad among teenage girls several years ago, and has been adopted by many other young women. 

[dooBdoo]

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@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:

I've noticed it also and yes it seems peculiar.

Also the "new" word that you hear regularly now....how to spell it........."zhjuug" or "jooj".........does anyone know what I'm referring to?

Shawn uses it often.......it apparently means "to improvise" or "to adjust".............................

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            Hi, @YorkieonmyPillow!  Yes!   I first heard it many years ago in the original QE tv show, common use mostly by Carson Kressley -- wonder if he coined it?  

            I've seen your spellings, or "zhuj," or "tszuj, " or "zzjuuz," and he used it to mean giving a garment or a "look" a bit of an adjustment or tweak (as simple as pushing up sleeves, for example) to kick it up a notch.

[Shanus]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

           There actually are 3 ways people are pronouncing words like "cotton" or "button."   In my experience, there used to be only 2 ways -- either a regular or "hard" sound to the "t" or the glottal sound most of us probably use.   Here's a very basic video that explains and we can hear the 2 sounds (you ony need to listen to the first part to get the gist):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vabg-EUHOQk

           In recent times, for some reason, people have invented a 3rd pronunciation.   This method sounds like "cahh--hun" or "buhh--hun" with the main accent on the first syllable but definite emphasis on both syllables, and it eliminates the "t" altogether.   Dennis Basso does this quite distinctly, and every time I hear it I think how much more difficult it is to say the words that way, it takes more effort.

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@dooBdoo  Some hosts/vendors just must be lazy. They say “rayon span”. How much more time does it take to say “spandex” or instead of “poly”, “polyester”.

[Shanus]

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@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:

I've noticed it also and yes it seems peculiar.

Also the "new" word that you hear regularly now....how to spell it........."zhjuug" or "jooj".........does anyone know what I'm referring to?

Shawn uses it often.......it apparently means "to improvise" or "to adjust".............................

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@YorkieonmyPillow  It’s a slang fashionista word for adjusting a sleeve or collar, etc. to add individuality or panache.