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% d7 X6 S, [1 K& NIn an affirmative 'can', the can is pronounced as 'kn'. The modal verb 'can' in the sentence is unstressed; the main verb is stressed.( l( U4 q2 H% k" E9 Z
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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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; e( V5 I7 |/ `5 G 'We can swim' becomes we kn swim
8 p, v: v0 D3 V5 B1 T8 q We can swim in the lake.
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$ P' a, `9 |' k8 m 'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.6 A( o; M @5 I
I can cook pizza.
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'She can read' becomes she kn read
, e% w1 D2 o2 H+ G" R2 j She can read Italian and Russian.; t: y9 g- | ~8 e
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'They can ride' becomes they kn ride.
% g( I: r) v# R% C; I1 Q* i They can ride on the roller coaster.' `1 {! \# Q2 s' n
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" j" b4 K9 Q( n: pIn 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.$ `) f& |5 W2 W; j
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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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* u" A {- X# D& U 'We can't go' becomes
5 Q( m& T% {- Z4 |" [8 v, N8 c We KAN' GO.
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We can go to the movies.( G; [- j3 R" p; r6 e. P' R
We can't go to the movies., J' Q4 R9 c; o5 B$ r
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$ i: F5 B* v. [ M* x- B! s. C: J 'Larry can't speak' becomes4 X9 m! e) a- L b- V
Larry KAN' SPEAK.3 n" C, O* \' U- X% p- H
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Larry can speak French.% Q- t% J: _) M( i5 S
Larry can't speak French.
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'She can't do it' becomes4 A* @+ y' H- p f& W2 @" s
She KAN' DO it
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She can do it.3 H, ?6 i5 ?& d* k, e1 m1 \
She can't do it.
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'Some people can't sing' becomes7 O8 u6 @9 w9 y }9 _4 U t+ ?% b
Some people KAN' SING
2 E' X6 J- I9 Q6 LSome people can sing.
' I: [1 k' m2 ~. y! f, ?Some people can't sing.
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/ P" n( N2 v9 S' AIf the next sound after 'can't' is a vowel, a flap occurs as in 'She can't ignore it'. (... can't tig-nore...)( j; e \; y% D B* }' O, J' O% c1 U
0 s- U8 }1 c3 l, [+ B Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.% M5 z7 W" S- [" ~0 U# u2 i
Then the word is used in a sentence.* e2 ^5 e. ~9 q3 w+ m- w
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- G7 S$ [7 d3 o' |" o 'can't attend' becomes can't attend. (... cand da-ttend)3 @1 E3 ~, I( e" B4 i
We can't attend the concert.
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'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...): s$ g- g F( ?- l
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.. )
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