Exercise 4-2: Betty bought a bit of better butter
In the sentence 'Betty bought a bit of better butter', all of the Ts are in the weak positions, so they all sound like soft Ds. Repeat the sentence slowly, word by word: Betty bought a bit of better butter. Feel the tip of your tongue flick across that area behind your top teeth, Think of the music of a cello again when you say, Betty bought a bit of better butter.
Repeat.
Betty bought a bit of better butter,
But, said she,
This butter's bitter,
If I put it in my batter,
It'll make my batter bitter.
In the sentence 'Betty bought a bit of better butter', all of the Ts are in the weak positions, so they all sound like soft Ds. Repeat the sentence slowly, word by word: Betty bought a bit of better butter. Feel the tip of your tongue flick across that area behind your top teeth, Think of the music of a cello again when you say, Betty bought a bit of better butter.
Repeat.
Betty bought a bit of better butter,
But, said she,
This butter's bitter,
If I put it in my batter,
It'll make my batter bitter.