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Can and Can't
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" u( c9 h& ~7 S7 y$ m! t( HIn an affirmative 'can', the can is pronounced as 'kn'. The modal verb 'can' in the sentence is unstressed; the main verb is stressed.
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3 I( F$ z/ d+ i K7 w: Q% y/ g( j" m Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
1 o$ l# H1 ]) ~' ~8 d Then the word is used in a sentence.
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- w8 N* j) Y! `0 l7 r2 U7 O 'We can swim' becomes we kn swim
A: {, ~: b; o; l9 j We can swim in the lake.
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' b: m* [ [" e4 m 'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.3 E6 P9 K7 q/ w. r
I can cook pizza.+ k/ y+ x' e( x! g: }3 P3 d
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'She can read' becomes she kn read * q# I2 H- q5 r+ {
She can read Italian and Russian.5 R& i" m9 c4 M9 y
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'They can ride' becomes they kn ride.( V0 ~0 }( i; V! _- v( D r9 V
They can ride on the roller coaster.3 Y# U' L& n9 V6 a) k' A" f
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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. f5 r* F" @6 m" h* R3 t- x9 }
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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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/ t+ k M6 E7 B& f. j% o2 V 'We can't go' becomes
& [% E& H, h# [( y, s We KAN' GO.
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We can go to the movies.- k' g5 P1 I# Y( |0 y2 e F
We can't go to the movies.
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'Larry can't speak' becomes* J, [) y3 N/ q2 w0 i
Larry KAN' SPEAK.
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Larry can speak French.& h, n% L* O) C( b2 n. p* O
Larry can't speak French.( u, A$ v$ }, G6 f' p5 p F
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She KAN' DO it ' g9 [; k$ }' Y9 n# X) q, d
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She can do it.; H8 ~2 d. B, w4 U0 c
She can't do it.
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Some people can sing.( Q" w! m0 B' h1 J: \: `& f6 C( {
Some people can't sing.( p. g" o: G- M& |" |/ `$ X$ G1 r
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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...)
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Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.3 U7 z- ]' G2 ?) z( \; ^7 w8 `
Then the word is used in a sentence.9 _8 a0 o) Z2 J& Q2 \) `- B: @+ |
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3 H. f4 k* E( }* y 'can't attend' becomes can't attend. (... cand da-ttend)1 X" f5 i# T/ S& o, M
We can't attend the concert.0 {: ^$ T4 j2 b; ~* p Z
- T0 h- z3 k; E$ p2 P 'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...)
, F% a0 ?) v: H h0 j Wally can't invite her to the party.
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" n! ~- ]6 F# F- f9 U 'can't answer' becomes can't answer (.. .cand dan-swer)
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+ i# \0 k9 u* c0 Q" Q 'can't understand' becomes can't understand (... cand dun-der-stand.. ) v/ Q; n$ t2 B( Z# X U9 X
I can't understand what you are saying. |
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