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About American Accent Hello. I know about Flap Consonants in American English. But I confused. I heard a song. This song is Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra. Fred sings "..You're gettin nothin while...". But it sounds like [get'n]. I thought that it must sound like [gerin] (flap cons.) I think you understand me. Why do he sings [get'n]?

Aug 18, 2014 4:57 PM

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The aveolar flap consonant, typical of North American pronuncation, is actually closer to a 'd' sound, so what you should be hearing is something similar to [ged'n].

August 18, 2014

I'm embarrassed to say that I've never heard of flap consonants, but in answer to your question: dropping the "g" at the end of a word ending in "ing" is a slangy way of speech, and is also done in some dialects, like in the South.

August 18, 2014

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