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Can and Can't
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5 Q3 h! b# O0 f( B+ T& EIn 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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! F7 }0 w+ s# n7 j2 q Then the word is used in a sentence.
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'We can swim' becomes we kn swim ' T5 ?8 I7 g% m; c* p- S
We can swim in the lake.4 v5 [0 V8 ` W
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6 V% h# |& \2 [; L 'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.8 h* ^, X7 f' S' x9 M3 t
I can cook pizza.
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'She can read' becomes she kn read % U3 e* m$ @9 T6 ?* T" w1 A
She can read Italian and Russian.
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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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'We can't go' becomes & `/ f$ z$ ]' `
We KAN' GO.
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We can go to the movies.
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6 }- x. B! P0 x+ N( J/ z( V 'Larry can't speak' becomes
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Larry can't speak French.
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She can do it.
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'Some people can't sing' becomes" D5 K! u _0 J# O6 g0 M
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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)( h2 S6 P" c* D- O8 `% M
We can't attend the concert.
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) O2 g- i& X: u( B. d4 l% O2 B* p" f 'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...)
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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.. )9 k2 Q, a3 e2 C: _5 E C
I can't understand what you are saying. |
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