'Pretty' is stressed on the first syllable.[STRIKE]h[/STRIKE] Hi. [STRIKE]t[/STRIKE] Thank you for your help. [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] In my [STRIKE]course of [/STRIKE][STRIKE]prounication[/STRIKE] pronunciation course [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] they said that 'pretty'[STRIKE] it[/STRIKE] is not stressed'.
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vowel sound are longer when they are consoned sound
That might be what light86 meant; if so, it is helpful, but not totally accurate.To my knowledge, vowel sounds are said to be lengthened if followed by a voiced consonant but not when they are stressed. the short vowel /æ / in the word 'dad' is considered long because it is followed by the voiced sound /d/ but when followed by a voiceless /t/ as in cat, the vowel is said to be extra short pronounced in a very quick way. please let me know if this is of any help to you. ;-)
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