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Can and Can't( o0 N. Z/ E1 J) T( N b. N/ F
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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.
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Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.0 z" p7 w+ C% w, X6 p
Then the word is used in a sentence.
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'We can swim' becomes we kn swim
! A& ], v& x( A! }( J We can swim in the lake.
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'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.+ V) G/ L5 d' c0 a
I can cook pizza.% w. H0 `9 z1 Q8 {
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'She can read' becomes she kn read ; a3 g$ y1 x" X* B: \% ?; e" w- H/ p
She can read Italian and Russian.7 t( K) h2 l q7 [6 n
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# q: l4 F$ F+ F+ O. H' H 'They can ride' becomes they kn ride.
0 Q1 B, ~) |5 t" c* ~ 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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6 ]0 C2 k& J1 V% W' y# M/ D8 }% M. w 'We can't go' becomes 7 k: g. j4 H- a. P
We KAN' GO.
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4 V) s4 k( i3 UWe can go to the movies.# j3 b$ \! m" C1 W J0 @/ o
We can't go to the movies.
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'Larry can't speak' becomes
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' |6 |" Z# G+ `/ Y3 ?3 E4 P( SLarry can speak French.
$ O4 r3 }3 m) Y* m* M. hLarry can't speak French.
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'She can't do it' becomes( B3 ^6 _6 u8 Z9 z: I7 @% v* i
She KAN' DO it 7 F% t! l. t. G5 `. D
1 Z& p+ h; A7 F' @She can do it.
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'Some people can't sing' becomes* e3 u% J. P* f) w, A% w
Some people KAN' SING
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2 [" t- U2 N9 g5 d6 USome people can't sing.+ I1 H) Y F# `2 p
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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...)% V8 F s. T- f2 `
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5 N9 V+ Q' `& }& ^# ^; t Then the word is used in a sentence.# h) c& c9 D/ {, R% Y ^) S% N
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'can't attend' becomes can't attend. (... cand da-ttend)
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'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...)
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8 e6 o. D) E( _$ f 'can't answer' becomes can't answer (.. .cand dan-swer)! S* ^( g! s9 A
He can't answer the question.) E( N6 r1 A, q7 S" }& i! r! P) T
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8 M: P7 u" Z# P x" W- S! l 'can't understand' becomes can't understand (... cand dun-der-stand.. )/ T; ?) h7 t& X' g3 `0 O
I can't understand what you are saying. |
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