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Can and Can't: E1 R' y5 K& P6 Q
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In an affirmative 'can', the can is pronounced as 'kn'. The modal verb 'can' in the sentence is unstressed; the main verb is stressed.% U2 c7 W- f9 p$ l
. B0 E1 x4 I' \ Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
5 k/ i9 V8 }! I& a5 S4 }% g' C2 @ Then the word is used in a sentence.+ f5 L& M' i9 v$ G' a4 ]0 M3 m
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& {! j% C8 x0 o7 I( j: g; | 'We can swim' becomes we kn swim : { U) J9 ]$ Q1 T' }, R
We can swim in the lake.$ C6 h! ]# `1 X. `0 o- N( h/ z
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'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.
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, P& X6 k) {+ o' p/ G9 |' P) y 'She can read' becomes she kn read
0 K$ l8 h" N8 a% G. H M( [ She can read Italian and Russian.
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'They can ride' becomes they kn ride.: I* y5 F2 x% O. {1 b2 `' M3 B A
They can ride on the roller coaster.
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In the negative, both the modal (can't) and the main verb are stressed. However the 't' in can't is dropped and replaced with a glottal stop if the next sound is a consonant.
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Listen to these sound changes. The first sentence is with can, the second with can't. Note that both the modal and main
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; _* d' \- B+ U$ k 'We can't go' becomes
7 _8 x3 F5 m/ k# Z$ z1 L1 X We KAN' GO.
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; |# S5 P2 H, }0 f9 ^) EWe can go to the movies." z; _ {5 I$ A/ W6 d5 p5 ~
We can't go to the movies.
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6 s6 |+ I! I- M0 q 'Larry can't speak' becomes
4 D+ {: r/ g; F3 R Larry KAN' SPEAK.
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! [/ E* p5 ^, Z* ^Larry can speak French.
$ ~! }5 Z! p1 N. z6 E9 H$ XLarry can't speak French.( R6 F) a1 Q" N+ e$ H% m1 S
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'She can't do it' becomes& E1 i1 O4 h: _9 r0 _* o
She KAN' DO it 2 G( _6 Y# X- I: d/ w, n
$ f, n2 `& S. L pShe can do it. \4 Y5 ]# `( q! s' q
She can't do it." d5 n5 L; ?9 L* ?, [
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'Some people can't sing' becomes
# d: M! Y- `/ @5 Z Some people KAN' SING
$ x# e4 i3 W: i& `: U& k8 mSome people can sing.* U; C$ A7 _3 m' N" i- T
Some people can't sing.
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If the next sound after 'can't' is a vowel, a flap occurs as in 'She can't ignore it'. (... can't tig-nore...)' _" v {9 k/ G
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Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.* s! Q9 ~% v. ~* o7 C/ Z- `
Then the word is used in a sentence.% D* r y5 \8 K3 [) t* @/ u( P& }
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* O# ]" b* `3 W& u% Y" | 'can't attend' becomes can't attend. (... cand da-ttend)8 I* f) w) f( D B1 o I
We can't attend the concert.+ d0 w( ]& h" _: {% J4 U. R" ]
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'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...)1 A) y# q; y# v8 I# K. b W
Wally can't invite her to the party.
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1 _, O! F* A0 a( M3 q 'can't answer' becomes can't answer (.. .cand dan-swer)
2 Y _) c: _9 W9 K3 e: l: a: k He can't answer the question.0 F1 d8 X( [, X, Q1 V% R
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'can't understand' becomes can't understand (... cand dun-der-stand.. )# `/ Q# t4 |! q' j. x# z+ t
I can't understand what you are saying. |
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