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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to Speak

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Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I'm here every

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week with a quick one point lesson to help you

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improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. And if you want

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to watch this lesson, just look for Happy English podcast

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on YouTube. Today, let's talk about something fun in American English.

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Why winter and winter often sound the same. This happens

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because of a sound change called the n flap. When

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an NT comes between two vowel sounds, the tea often

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disappears or becomes a soft flap, something like a quick

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D sound. Winter sounds like winter, twenty sounds like twenty.

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Plenty sounds like plenty. For example, I don't like winter

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weather sounds like I don't like winter weather. We invited

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twenty people sounds like we invited twenty people. This isn't slang,

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it's just the natural rhythm of American English. Hey, thanks

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for listening, and remember to follow and subscribe so you

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won't miss the next Happy English podcast and next week's

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Speak Naturally in a Minute. Until next time, keep learning

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and keep it cool.