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[leia131]

It bothers me, and probably a great deal more than it should, that, at least in my way of speaking, the words 'adolescence' and 'adolescents' are pronounced exactly the same.

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[kelliann1388.livejournal.com]

they're only pronounced the same way in VT, every where else people enunciate the "t" in adolescents.

[leia131.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's why I said it was in my way of speaking. I think my teacher must be from VT too, because she does it as well, and that's when it gets confusing.

[tupelo-honey16.livejournal.com]

Yeah, unless I am talking really fast, one can hear the t. But I understand the issue, I get irritated when there are words that sound exactly the same and really shouldn't.

[leia131.livejournal.com]

It's really confusing in class, cause I never know which one she means until she finishes her sentence, and then I can get it from context. But when taking notes, waiting for context is wasting valuable time! Don't they know that we discriminate against T's in VT?

[doctorfumbles.livejournal.com]

That's how I say it too!

[leia131.livejournal.com]

Ah ha!

And you are so not from Vermont, it's not even funny.