often ˈɒf.ᵊn, -tᵊn ˈɑː.fᵊn, ˈɑːf.tᵊnIs often pronounced as (off-hen) or (off-ten) because I heard both of them and they are confusing me too much
Is often pronounced as (off-hen) or (off-ten) because I heard both of them and they are confusing me too much
That's true I hear that in my work a lot of more than in the streets.A lot of times, people who enunciate the 't' in 'often' are attempting to appear smart or educated. It's an intentional enunciation. "Offen" is generally accepted as the right way to say it, though, so the attempted show of intelligence strikes one as ironic.
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