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Dropping "t"s in the middle of words.

Watching Bryan LLenas on FOX reporting on the funeral of the second NYPD officer.

I heard him say "Mar'in" (instead of "Martin"), but I kind of let that slide because it's a soft "t", and it's not that uncommon for people to do. But it set my teeth on edge when he said "Commissioner Bra' in" (for Bratton".

An otherwise well-spoken young man, makes him sound like an idiot.

On the flip side we have pronouncing the t like it's something special as MarTin. Seems to be some Yankeeism that has gotten popular amongst the younger set. Irks the snot out of me.

It is definitely a Northeast thing.

Watch Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business..she is a classic example.

And where i grew up in Rhode Island..that is the normal way to pronounce words like that.

Dropping the "t" in the middle of words is characteristic of some lower class English accents.

Kiamichi wrote:Dropping the "t" in the middle of words is characteristic of some lower class English accents.

It's younger people here, who are either from or are trying to sound like they are from the 'hood.

Kiamichi wrote:Dropping the "t" in the middle of words is characteristic of some lower class English accents.

They drop them at the end of words, too.

Oh and then there are those who pronounce "mail" as "mell", "sale" as "sell", etc. It's "A" discrimination.

Kiamichi wrote:Dropping the "t" in the middle of words is characteristic of some lower class English accents.

Well, help me out here..this does beg a question.

We callin' the Texas "thing"...upper class?

GFB wrote:

Kiamichi wrote:Dropping the "t" in the middle of words is characteristic of some lower class English accents.

Well, help me out here..this does beg a question.

We callin' the Texas "thing"...upper class?

Texas and Oklahoma, naturally.

Kiamichi wrote:

GFB wrote:

Kiamichi wrote:Dropping the "t" in the middle of words is characteristic of some lower class English accents.

Well, help me out here..this does beg a question.

We callin' the Texas "thing"...upper class?

Texas and Oklahoma, naturally.

I just don't know what came over me.

Walmarts instead of Walmart

and, of course, the x sound instead of the sk sound in lots of words..........

Anyways when they mean anyway. Yeah, these are petty and if they are the biggest gripes I have I am indeed blessed.

Closure

Starting an account with "So".
'So I was driving to work...'

Herkey jerkey websites like the Dallas Morning News that continually download ads so that it runs slow all the time.

Neocons that claim they are "libertarian".

Pill pushing doctors.

Ditto on the DMN website. I've always had trouble with it because of all the content it has to load, but they recently upgraded their website (again) and now I have trouble getting any response at all for about 5 minutes. Maybe I should try it on Chrome and see if there is any difference.

Chickenhawks and locksteppers. Regardless of their political party preference.

planosteve wrote:Herkey jerkey websites like the Dallas Morning News that continually download ads so that it runs slow all the time.

OH MY GOODNESS YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hate those sites and, unless I absolutely have to have the content, I do not stay on those sites.

millergrovesue wrote:

planosteve wrote:Herkey jerkey websites like the Dallas Morning News that continually download ads so that it runs slow all the time.

OH MY GOODNESS YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hate those sites and, unless I absolutely have to have the content, I do not stay on those sites.

It's not as bad with the desktop. But, it's like molasses with the laptop on wifi. I could have more speed for more money, but why do that for just a few sites?