• Affrication: why TR and DR are not pronounced how you think they are

  • Apr 15 2025
  • Length: 18 mins
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Affrication: why TR and DR are not pronounced how you think they are

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  • In many languages the letter sequences "tr" and "dr" are fairly simple: it's just a /t/ or /d/ sound followed by an /r/ sound. In English? Not so. Instead, these sounds "affricate", changing to a whole other sound. In today's episode, let's learn what affrication is, show you how to do it, and learn about how this is actually natural process in many languages historically and presently.
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