I have a question about pronunciation
Is it correct that in these words:
better butter writer water little party city waiter pretty university thirty notice litter matter quarter seating totally
a sound "t" sounds like a "d" ?
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A decent way to check pronunication is by using an online dictionary with audio recordings.
For US English, Merriam Webster is well regarded : you can use the little "speaker" icon to play back an audio recording.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butter
And for British English, the Oxford English Dictionary
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/butter
This will be better for you than random youtube videos by people trying to attract advertising revenue, many of whom do not have good English (or American) accents !
Good luck, and trust your ears. As you learn to "hear" English sounds more accurately, through practice and listening, you will be able to modify your own English accent to fit in with the people you are speaking with.
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It might be worth remembering that the USA is some 2,600 miles wide and 1,600 miles north to south, excluding Hawaii and Alaska. It's not really accurate to think that there is only one US English pronunciation. Major dialect groups in the USA are considered at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English. And https://aschmann.net/AmEng/.
Distances are approximate !!! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States
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great)) British English sounds nice
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Personally, saying them out loud to myself, I cannot hear a hint of a "d"; only "t"s. I think I'm a normal English speaker in this matter.
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Hello, I am native British English and I would sound the "t" as "t" in all of these words. I would never sound them as a "d". Hope that helps.
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