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Do you pronounce it "heachran" or "heat-ran"?

what's the correct pronunciation?

  • heachran

    Votes: 58 56.3%

  • heat-ran

    Votes: 45 43.7%
  • Total voters
    103
Rugi said:
This is what "Heatran" would sound like if it were a /t/ directly followed by an /r/
https://voca.ro/17L5AOBsl4qZ
(This is almost impossible to do. The position of the English /r/ in both Australian and American English naturally forces your tongue into a position where a preceding /t/ becomes an affricate.)
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it's actually really easy if you a) have a syllable break and b) aspirate the t

I say something like [hɪ:tʰ.ɾan]
 
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