A note on weak forms of said, told, and asked (nota sobre las formas débiles)
In connected speech, said, told, and asked are often pronounced with reduced vowels:
🔹 En el habla conectada, said, told y asked a menudo se pronuncian con vocales reducidas:
said => [sɛd] (the vowel is already short)
told => [toʊld]
asked => [æskt] (the E and D are not pronounced)
Also, that after said/told is usually reduced to [ðət] or even dropped completely.
🔹 Además, that después de said/told normalmente se reduce a [ðət] o incluso se elimina por completo.
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