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Juncture: examples

Examples

Not all the pairs here are easy to distinguish. Luckily, the context will normally give us enough clues to decide which phrase we are hearing.

 

all that I'm after today

[ɔːl ðət̚ aɪm ˈɑːftə təˈdeɪ]

 

all the time after today

[ɔːl ðə tʰaɪm ˈɑːftə təˈdeɪ]


 

he lies - heal eyes

[hi laɪz̊] - [hiːɬ aɪz̊]

 

 

keep sticking - keeps ticking

[kiːp ˈstɪkɪŋ̊] [kiːps ˈtʰɪkɪŋ̊]