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The pronunciation of "Sumter"

glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
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Do you stop the sound between the m and the t, despite the lack of a p, or do you keep the sound going the whole way through, softening the t a bit?
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  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    uh...the former, I think?
  • TreTre
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    The latter.
  • BeeBee
    edited 2016-12-17 08:22:32
    Latter.  But then, I went through enough theater and music to think about this kind of enunciation because t-sounds are one of the subtle trip-ups of an English accent.
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Speaking naturally, it's less "SUMP-ter" than "SUM-(p)ter," if that makes any sense. The release of the t winds up being labialised.
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