A short YouTube pronunciation tutorial by Hadar Shemesh explaining that the word "often" has two acceptable pronunciations: with a silent /t/ ("OF-ən") or with an audible /t/ ("OF-tən"). The speaker states both options are correct and demonstrates each form, noting speakers can choose to pronounce or drop the /t/.
How to pronounce the word often. This is an easy peasy word to pronounce, but people struggle with it because they don't know should I pronounce the t or should I not pronounce the t? So the answer is you can do whatever you want. You can pronounce the t and you can drop the t. So this word has two different pronunciations. The first one is often an ah sound, ah as in father. And then the second syllable is just an f sound, a schwa, and an n. Often often the t is dropped, but you can also put in the t and then pronounce it as often a t sound, a schwa, and an n. Often, often or often. You can often drop the t, and you can often not drop the t. Whatever you choose.
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