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[rlazok]

Source: Sitting in my office in LA

GJ: I just came from the Rec [sɛnɾər].
me: shocked What? What did you say?
GJ: I just went to the Rec [sɛnta].
me: No, no. The other way. The first way.
GJ: Huh? Rec [sɛnɾər]?
me: Yes! Exactly!

Analysis: GJ's initial pronunciation used [ɾ] instead of [t]. Similar to the tapping rule, Americans do not

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[anonymous]

Some research on British English speakers show that the flap is very hard for them to use. It has too much American identity attached to it.