View Poll Results: How do you pronounce "often"
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OFFTEN
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OFFEN
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HARD TO SAY
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Oct 12th, 2012, 11:20 PM
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I let him take all my gold and hurt me so bad
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How do you pronounce "often"?
Both ways are correct but I learned to say it with the T silent. The other way kind of sounds strange to me.
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Oct 12th, 2012, 11:23 PM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Shouldn't there be a poll? 
I am using "t", but it's very silent. It's almost impossible to describe how I pronounce it 
EDIT: oh, and we have a poll 
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Oct 12th, 2012, 11:59 PM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Do people really pronounce the t?  Never heard of that 
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Oct 12th, 2012, 11:59 PM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Offten
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Oct 13th, 2012, 12:02 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lin Lin
Do people really pronounce the t? Never heard of that |
Yes.
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Oct 13th, 2012, 12:03 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Always pronounce the t.
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Oct 13th, 2012, 12:09 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lin Lin
Do people really pronounce the t? Never heard of that |
They're both correct. I pronounce it offen though.
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Oct 13th, 2012, 12:12 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Now that I see both I can't remember. I think I say Offen. |
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Oct 13th, 2012, 12:24 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
I have never heard of OFFTEN with a audible "T" in my social circle (mostly guys speaking RP). It always OFFEN or probably T unaudibly. Is this chav speak?
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Oct 13th, 2012, 12:26 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Somewhere in between Offten and Offen if you know what I mean 
I voted Offen though |
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Oct 13th, 2012, 12:30 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
I think I say it differently at different times. 
I do the same with "address" (noun).  |
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Oct 13th, 2012, 01:54 AM
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
The way it's spelled  . |
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Oct 13th, 2012, 01:57 AM
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Enemy of Art
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Good point, Ah-aron.
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Oct 13th, 2012, 02:02 AM
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I let him take all my gold and hurt me so bad
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
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Originally Posted by Hurley
Good point, Ah-aron.
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PAW Champion: 2012 Tokyo, Moscow; 2011 Roland Garros; 2010 Bali, Portoroz
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Oct 13th, 2012, 02:17 AM
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Jolly good show!
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Re: How do you pronounce "often"?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurley
Good point, Ah-aron.
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Names are sometimes a different kettle of fish.
Would anyone think Le-a is pronounced "Ledasha" (if such a person actuall exists )?
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