pronunciation

[silverwhisper]

do you pronounce the "t" in the word "often"?

ed

 

[bobsgirl]

To any who do, I apologize in advance. I think it sounds pretentious and silly. Just my opinion.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

To any who do, I apologize in advance. I think it sounds pretentious and silly. Just my opinion.

So you say it "offen?"

Like "I'll offen sit in my chair and waste hours on lit?"

Maybe it's the new england accent, but I do actually pronounce the t in often, although many New Englanders disdain the "r" at the end of words like theater in favor of the "a" sound. I try not to commit that sin, but do it when I get excited.

 

[even21odd]

yes you do pronounce the "t" in often

 

[bobsgirl]

I went to my old friend, dictionary.com, and both ways are acceptible pronunciations. However to my Midwestern ear, of-ten still sounds incorrect.

 

[ShinigamiSama]

do you pronounce the "t" in the word "often"?

ed

casualy I say ofen
formaly I say often

iuno why but I do

 

[Sarojaede]

I always pronounce the "t" in "often".

 

[only_more_so]

If you really get off on that sort of thing check out the dialect survey done a Harvard.

 

[angelkitty7888]

casualy I say ofen
formaly I say often

iuno why but I do

i do the same thing.... probably because my mom and grandmother were pains about it....

 

[Mazuri]

I've never thought of it until you asked, so I asked my family and they said yes, I pronounce it every time *shrugs*

 

[silverwhisper]

oo, thanks for the link OMS!

ed

 

[center_stage]

I went to my old friend, dictionary.com, and both ways are acceptible pronunciations. However to my Midwestern ear, of-ten still sounds incorrect.

I agree with BG. My entire family is from the Midwest and any other way just seems weird. More often than not (haha, I'm so funny), I pronounce it without the "t."

 

[M's girl]

I do pronounce the "t".... I think it's the British way. Brits will say often and pronounce the "t". (I'm not British though).

If you watch the (old) classics (movies) from England you will hear they do I suppose.

 

[SweetErika]

I almost always do. Many of my friends have also pointed out my diction in general and particular emphasis of "t" in words like "button" and "cotton." I've even had lovers who have said hearing my clear "t's" and a few other letters was a turn on. That always struck me as kind of odd, but I suppose it was the novelty and one of those little details that becomes endearing when we really like someone.

 

[Ezzy]

If you really get off on that sort of thing check out the dialect survey done a Harvard.

If you really get ofton that sort of thing check out the dialect survey done a Harvard.

 

[Revluc]

I rarely pronounce the 't' and coming from the rockies I also have a tendency to say on top of the ruff(roof), and there is water in the crik(creek). I know there are a few more, but I can't remember them.

 

[Phaedre]

I do pronounce the "t".... I think it's the British way. Brits will say often and pronounce the "t". (I'm not British though).

If you watch the (old) classics (movies) from England you will hear they do I suppose.

I am and it depends on the company I'm in. If I'm supposed to be being middle class and respectable it's often, otherwise I tend to switch back and forth between the two. I suppose the lazy way is offen.

 

[only_more_so]

Alright, I just had to know, so I looked it up. Often is listed as one of the 100 most mispronounced words in English. The "correct" way to say it is without the t. In the dictionary the pronounciation key lists the t spelling as the last accepted variant (which also means the least accepted).

Thinking about the way I say it, it is like 95% of-fen and 5% of-ten. Not that I say it 1 in 20 times, but there is a hint of a non-f sound in the natural break in the word.

 

[eudaemonia]

Almost always with the 't'. Like Erika, I'm fairly emphatic on "t" sounds. Maybe it's a Pacific Northwest thing?

"Paging midwestyankee! Oh, Elocutionary One ... ??"

 

[ickle_stace]

it's actually hard for me to work out whether or not i do put the t in, I've never noticed if i do or not before

up/over here in yorkshire we often seem to miss out t's and other letters, if we wanna speak really in dialect, 'to the' is t' as in "found this on t'internet"