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Why have we got it in for the glottal stop? - 0 views

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glottal stop British Ed Miliband Russell Brand John Wells

shared by Zachary Soenksen on 06 May 15 - No Cached

Zachary Soenksen on 06 May 15

British English speakers always seem to use the glottal stop: that abrupt silence that can replace the "t" in words . Ed Miliband, in an interview with Russell Brand consistently said phrases like "Gotta do it" instead of "Gotta deal with that." The question is why does the glottal stop have a bad reputation?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">British English speakers always seem to use the glottal stop: that abrupt silence that can replace the "t" in words . Ed Miliband, in an interview with Russell Brand consistently said phrases like "Gotta do it" instead of "Gotta deal with that." The question is why does the glottal stop have a bad reputation?</div>

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