Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

On Friday 28 February 2003 12:39 am, Nik Taylor wrote:
> Andrew Smith wrote:
> > To take the first two, the phonetics is spot on, so "I'm going to the
> > pub" is [amgOIn?pUb]
>
> Is that a typo, or is it really an *un*aspirated voiceless stop there?
>
> > But the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced you're absolutely
> > right, and to _is_ often realised as [?] or [?@], even in less set
> > phrases than those you gave. Something like "He allowed me to come in"
> > could be [i:@laUdmI?@kUmIn], for instance.
>
> Isn't /t/ pronounced [?] intervocallically anyways?
In the UK, usually, yes.