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t as in Atlantic


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Re^2: My favorite silent English letter is:
by ww (Archbishop) on Mar 12, 2012 at 17:19 UTC
        um, ...errr... -- for this speaker of "standard american" (which is not standard for all Americans) -- would you tell us which "t" in Atlantic is silent. Or is it the 't' in Atlantic's surname, "Ocean?"

    BTW, you have your text in your sig div.

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      My american collegue (born in Philadelphia) says Alantic City.
      He says that is correct. However today I have asked him this question, and he has responded:

      In the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia area the 't' tends to be pronounced as a 'd' when it is the first letter and silent when it is in the word. This is like the Italian accents from the different regions.

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        Hmm, I thought you were talking about the second t. Folks around here say "Atlannic" in casual conversation.
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