Can't you = cantchu

2 Feb 2026 · 1 min
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Hadar Shemesh shows how English speakers merge words ending in /t/ with words starting with /j/ into a single "ch" sound. "Can't you" becomes "cantchu," and "get your" becomes "getcher." This phonological rule makes natural speech smoother and faster.

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