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Pretty3
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Hi,
Is the letter d pronounced in the word "lodging" or is it silent?
Thank you. |
7 Sep 2015
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yanogator
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This will sound strange, but I would say that it is pronounced, but not in a way that the average person would notice. So, for simplicity, I would say that it isn �t really pronounced. Bruce
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7 Sep 2015
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Apodo
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I would say it is pronounced. There is just a tiny touch of the tongue to the palate which blocks the airflow. It sounds incorrect if you don �t do that - to me anyway. /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ correct /ˈlɒ ʒɪŋ/ not correct |
7 Sep 2015
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MoodyMoody
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The j or soft g sound in English is an affricate, with the /dʒ / combination Apodo has in the middle of the "correct" pronunciation. The point of contact of the tongue is palatalized, further back in the mouth than the typical /d/, which is typically articulated in English on the alveolar ridge. The alveolar /d/ is not pronounced; the palatalized /d/ which is part of the "j" affricate is pronounced. By the way, the voiceless equivalent is /tʃ /, the English "ch" sound. |
7 Sep 2015
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yanogator
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But, Apodo, my point was that the /dʒ/ is the sound of the "g", so the d isn �t really pronounced. Bruce |
7 Sep 2015
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ldeloresmoore
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I, too, think it is pronounced. It �s almost like the sound of combining a D and a J together. |
7 Sep 2015
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cunliffe
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Wow, some very learned answers. Lodge. Haj. Same final sound. Make of that what you will. |
8 Sep 2015
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