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I learnt that in a sentence Americans would actually leave out "h" in "he" which is pronounced as /i:/ instead of /hi:/, and the word "it" is often pronounced as /i/ instead of /it/ which is stated in English dictionaries, unless the speakers do want to stress "he" or "it", then I can clearly hear "h" in "he" and /t/ in it.
If the above is correct, how do Americans distinguish the sentences between "where is he" and "where's is it"? Does it depend on the context?
Are these same in the Queen's English?
It would especially help me improve my listening if I consciously notice these subtleties. Now listening is more important than speaking to me. Sometimes, some words are very easy and simple to me if they are written, but I don't exactly know what speakers are talking about; sometimes I thought I clearly understood but now I guess it was my subconscious mind that did the job for me and automatically filled the right word in the context.
Edit :Add the link:
https://jia666-my.sharepoint.com/:v...pBhFxfplg82n8BjQVwHL5mffAp4Jmzt-bqLA?e=an3Vmj
P.S. I cannot upload the file as attachment because it is around 2.3M that is beyond the limitation of the each attachment on UingEnglish, so I uploaded to One Drive.
If the above is correct, how do Americans distinguish the sentences between "where is he" and "where's is it"? Does it depend on the context?
Are these same in the Queen's English?
It would especially help me improve my listening if I consciously notice these subtleties. Now listening is more important than speaking to me. Sometimes, some words are very easy and simple to me if they are written, but I don't exactly know what speakers are talking about; sometimes I thought I clearly understood but now I guess it was my subconscious mind that did the job for me and automatically filled the right word in the context.
Edit :Add the link:
https://jia666-my.sharepoint.com/:v...pBhFxfplg82n8BjQVwHL5mffAp4Jmzt-bqLA?e=an3Vmj
P.S. I cannot upload the file as attachment because it is around 2.3M that is beyond the limitation of the each attachment on UingEnglish, so I uploaded to One Drive.
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