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l HOW can Paul Kerswill (Letters, 25 June) assert that the glottal stop is not sloppy speech?

M. D. Essinger
Saturday 01 July 1995 23:02 BST
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l HOW can Paul Kerswill (Letters, 25 June) assert that the glottal stop is not sloppy speech? Try saying "priority" or "get off the water" without pronouncing the T. That's what a glottal stop sounds like. Mr Kerswill works in a university. I wonder what accent he used for his job interview.

M D Essinger (voice coach)

Leicester

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