mohammedabo
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So here is my new trial.No, but the tongue is not released from the roof of the mouth until after the lips come together for the /m/.
Sorry. I didn't realise that you were asking if your /n/ was silent. I don't think it was.Is the n sound silent in the word assignment?Vocaroo | Online voice recorder
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I think you parsed the question wrong. I believe the OP meant "n sound" as a noun.Say:
Is the 'n' silent in the word "assignment"?
If something is not pronounced it doesn't sound silent. It is silent.
Yes, you are right.I think you parsed the question wrong. I believe the OP meant "n sound" as a noun.
Is the "n sound" silent?
If they'd intended "sound" to be a verb, the question would have been "Does the "n" sound silent?"
I tried to do that ;The first syllable is absolutely fine. In BrE, at least, the "a" sounds like "uh". The problem comes at the end. We don't tend to pronounce
"-ment" at the ends of words with the "e" sounding like it does in "bed". "-ment" sounds more like "muhnt".
The "a" at the start and the "e" at the end should be pronounced the same way.
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