>I like that phrase. Ts'a good one. It's a good one, it's a good one. You've probably noticed that native speakers will contract "it is" and say "it's". So, that's the IH vowel and the TS cluster. But of course, as I've just pointed out, we may also drop the vowel altogether, and leave it to just ts, ts. "It is" becomes "it's" becomes "ts". Let's listen again. Ts'a good one. [3x] Other examples: it's alright, it's ok. What do you notice? It's alright, it's ok. The TS sound links directly to the next word, there is no break, and that must happen if we're going to reduce "it is" to "it's" or even "ts". Ts'okay. So, it's like the TS cluster begins the next word. Or should I say, ts'like. Ts'like the TS cluster begins the next word. Try it: ts'alright. ts'okay. ts'funny. What else can be reduced to simply TS? "What is" becomes "what's", can become "ts". Take for example the sentence, What's his name again? Ts'is name again? Notice how I'm dropping the H in the word 'his'. This is a pretty common reduction. I've made a video on dropping the H. So, this leaves us with 'iz' - the IH sound and the Z sound for the word 'his'. Notice that the TS connects right up into that. Tsiz, tsiz, ts'is name again, ts'is">
>I like that phrase. Ts'a good one. It's a good one, it's a good one. You've probably noticed that native speakers will contract "it is" and say "it's". So, that's the IH vowel and the TS cluster. But of course, as I've just pointed out, we may also drop the vowel altogether, and leave it to just ts, ts. "It is" becomes "it's" becomes "ts". Let's listen again. Ts'a good one. [3x] Other examples: it's alright, it's ok. What do you notice? It's alright, it's ok. The TS sound links directly to the next word, there is no break, and that must happen if we're going to reduce "it is" to "it's" or even "ts". Ts'okay. So, it's like the TS cluster begins the next word. Or should I say, ts'like. Ts'like the TS cluster begins the next word. Try it: ts'alright. ts'okay. ts'funny. What else can be reduced to simply TS? "What is" becomes "what's", can become "ts". Take for example the sentence, What's his name again? Ts'is name again? Notice how I'm dropping the H in the word 'his'. This is a pretty common reduction. I've made a video on dropping the H. So, this leaves us with 'iz' - the IH sound and the Z sound for the word 'his'. Notice that the TS connects right up into that. Tsiz, tsiz, ts'is name again, ts'is">
>I like that phrase. Ts'a good one. It's a good one, it's a good one. You've probably noticed that native speakers will contract "it is" and say "it's". So, that's the IH vowel and the TS cluster. But of course, as I've just pointed out, we may also drop the vowel altogether, and leave it to just ts, ts. "It is" becomes "it's" becomes "ts". Let's listen again. Ts'a good one. [3x] Other examples: it's alright, it's ok. What do you notice? It's alright, it's ok. The TS sound links directly to the next word, there is no break, and that must happen if we're going to reduce "it is" to "it's" or even "ts". Ts'okay. So, it's like the TS cluster begins the next word. Or should I say, ts'like. Ts'like the TS cluster begins the next word. Try it: ts'alright. ts'okay. ts'funny. What else can be reduced to simply TS? "What is" becomes "what's", can become "ts". Take for example the sentence, What's his name again? Ts'is name again? Notice how I'm dropping the H in the word 'his'. This is a pretty common reduction. I've made a video on dropping the H. So, this leaves us with 'iz' - the IH sound and the Z sound for the word 'his'. Notice that the TS connects right up into that. Tsiz, tsiz, ts'is name again, ts'is">
TSUP!? - it's, what's, that's as TS - ENGLISH PITHECUS
