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Can and Can't
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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.. W& L D" i+ ~/ k7 U
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3 L& Q5 k) i# S6 Q* v% w5 H 'We can swim' becomes we kn swim & A+ ]8 ~4 v# C# J* H
We can swim in the lake.
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9 I8 [* d0 ~( `% G: ]5 u) |* C: O 'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.
1 E: E- e4 _, M7 i; Q% L I can cook pizza.% b* n z6 N# I
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/ V. e- M4 K, a# b% @ 'She can read' becomes she kn read
/ q) i. l d7 m6 ]( o She can read Italian and Russian.' ]2 h( a% |$ q7 H7 U
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; D+ b' @: |+ \/ ~ 'They can ride' becomes they kn ride.
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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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8 ~$ u" \6 h% S/ M 'We can't go' becomes ) i3 K) C: f3 j% b; [
We KAN' GO.
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2 ^' [: ?% A% G- B" [We can go to the movies.$ o+ i4 L, i% k% G
We can't go to the movies.% v9 P" t* T% T, m
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! L* J9 Q& ^5 [3 h* g 'Larry can't speak' becomes
+ f) c' D" n5 N1 n! D9 Z% L2 L Larry KAN' SPEAK.
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Larry can speak French./ x# C/ \1 v! v2 [% N! _* J
Larry can't speak French.. _5 P+ D4 J+ A* `4 k" X9 f2 d
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4 Y9 y: y* O8 Q 'She can't do it' becomes
: I& L8 `$ d; G3 u+ ? She KAN' DO it / A! x; _8 S( J/ E0 @0 P1 t3 d
/ R: i8 r3 ^! j2 c NShe can do it.
4 F8 D! z8 I! |% RShe can't do it.: U/ ?3 W; T& q" i" z1 T$ R+ |. K
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'Some people can't sing' becomes% {( {. v" G1 g
Some people KAN' SING
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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...)
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Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
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'can't attend' becomes can't attend. (... cand da-ttend)) s( p. Y6 N! Y
We can't attend the concert.+ C& K( }0 G0 x; [' s; M
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'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...)2 b. ^7 G* z8 z+ _+ w% u! c1 a
Wally can't invite her to the party.
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'can't answer' becomes can't answer (.. .cand dan-swer)
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'can't understand' becomes can't understand (... cand dun-der-stand.. )
0 i7 `+ E" A( ~$ S. l! W" O5 U# A9 u I can't understand what you are saying. |
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