505. Why ”don’t you” turns into ”donchu” in spoken English: American English Pronunciation

2026-03-19

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Have you ever listened to a native English speaker and thought… wait, that sounds funny! You HEAR one thing, but you SEE something completely different when it's written. Today, I'm going to share with you a linguistic feature of English called coalescence (also known as fusion). It's one of the most common processes in spoken English. Once you understand it, a lot of things that used to sound confusing will suddenly make perfect sense, AND know this will help you understand native spea...

Have you ever listened to a native English speaker and thought… wait, that sounds funny!

You HEAR one thing, but you SEE something completely different when it's written.

Today, I'm going to share with you a linguistic feature of English called coalescence (also known as fusion).

It's one of the most common processes in spoken English. Once you understand it, a lot of things that used to sound confusing will suddenly make perfect sense, AND know this will help you understand native speakers so. much. better.

To practice more, download the free practice sheet here → https://bit.ly/4sTJH8O

For more information about consonants, check out my consonants masterclass → https://bit.ly/4sZkkTb

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