Why does this pronunciation of “platoon” sound like “patoon”?
The word pla·toon, despite being transcribed /pləˈto͞on/, sounds like /pəˈto͞on/ with l sound silenced here. Is that true?
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The word pla·toon, despite being transcribed /pləˈto͞on/, sounds like /pəˈto͞on/ with l sound silenced here. Is that true?
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The word pla·toon, despite being transcribed /pləˈto͞on/, sounds like /pəˈto͞on/ with l sound silenced here. Is that true?
pronunciation
edited 21 mins ago
sumelic
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The word pla·toon, despite being transcribed /pləˈto͞on/, sounds like /pəˈto͞on/ with l sound silenced here. Is that true?
pronunciation
pronunciation
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sumelic
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edited 21 mins ago
sumelic
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edited 21 mins ago
sumelic
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edited 21 mins ago
sumelic
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edited 21 mins ago
sumelic
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