could somebody tell me how would a native american pronounce the stop-t in the following sentences?
-It would be nice to meet her.
-I've got you.
-Right now.
I learned that we should bring our tounge into the t sound's position and instead of letting the air out we should jus stop there and utter the following consonant.
But it sounds to me as if they stop the air flow with the following consonant's mouth position or without the t sound's toung position (for instance in "it would" with the W).
Thank you in advance and sorry if wasn't clear enough.
Best Answer
There is variation among English speakers. I'll give you my ordinary pronunciations, which are not unusual for a Midwesterner.
The "t" of "It" is a glottal stop. The "t" of "meet" is a flap. "meet her" sounds like "meter".
There are two possibilities: the "t" can remain if the "y" is pronounced "sh". Or, the "t" can be a glottal stop if the "y" is unchanged.
The "t" is a glottal stop.
For the pronunciations with glottal stop for "t", it is also possible in a slower more deliberate style of speech to use a glottalized "t", which is the same as glottal stop except with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge (as it would for an ordinary "t"). I think this is what you are describing in your question.