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Can and Can't
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In an affirmative 'can', the can is pronounced as 'kn'. The modal verb 'can' in the sentence is unstressed; the main verb is stressed.
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Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.3 p! q1 \+ `" J7 R9 H" d6 g
Then the word is used in a sentence.
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'We can swim' becomes we kn swim 6 g$ d2 \' l1 K% f& ]* f. q
We can swim in the lake.
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'I can cook' becomes I kn cook. a- L0 u6 I5 U
I can cook pizza.
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0 f6 j0 A$ S4 X( ~. d 'She can read' becomes she kn read 4 @# N4 _# J; T+ \+ z, O, j
She can read Italian and Russian.0 e- c: N) n- G' y8 B& r
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" h& m/ i7 [8 N8 B% ^+ j; tIn the negative, both the modal (can't) and the main verb are stressed. However the 't' in can't is dropped and replaced with a glottal stop if the next sound is a consonant.; ?6 `5 _* _4 [! s; }
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Listen to these sound changes. The first sentence is with can, the second with can't. Note that both the modal and main2 e6 S: Y9 w: b3 p/ w
verbs are stressed in the negative sentence.
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'We can't go' becomes 7 Q1 D: |( ^- [% f# D/ l- ]
We KAN' GO.
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! o+ ~' h: b/ P% E5 nWe can go to the movies.
0 e5 D. V/ }& x @+ V' ~: zWe can't go to the movies.
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'Larry can't speak' becomes
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Larry can speak French.& K4 l9 g1 x. @ y
Larry can't speak French.
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: c0 u0 l* X* ?; R 'She can't do it' becomes& Z8 v1 k* K* x n. ~" p+ ~- m9 S) U
She KAN' DO it 1 K* Y/ f3 S; ?
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She can do it." Z* ^2 K. F# ]
She can't do it.
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8 b9 e3 s" j2 F% l3 s7 U9 o ` 'Some people can't sing' becomes
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Some people can sing.
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If the next sound after 'can't' is a vowel, a flap occurs as in 'She can't ignore it'. (... can't tig-nore...)9 c* D' X3 F, {6 t& H3 `; X4 Y, Z
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Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
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'can't attend' becomes can't attend. (... cand da-ttend)
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'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...)( r4 p# B, v- P/ D1 G4 G+ b* I
Wally can't invite her to the party.4 q$ M+ ~" j0 D
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'can't answer' becomes can't answer (.. .cand dan-swer)
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'can't understand' becomes can't understand (... cand dun-der-stand.. )! X- _& k; h5 G# S
I can't understand what you are saying. |
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