Do people in britain pronounce g in ing words (doing writing dealing...)?

Answer 1

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depends really.


if you're from a posh area then yes you will.

born and bred and council estate and having 1 posh friend we never pronounce the "-ing" ... its always "in"

however, there are times when i will be gramatically correct.

i.e. phone call, interviews, formal conversations etc etc.

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thanx

Answer 2

The letter 'g' at the end of a word, where it ends with 'ing', is pronounced in English, but usually with more emphasis in Northern English accents, where it might even be quite a heavy 'Guh' at the end of such a word.

Here in London, the final letter 'g' is usually clipped off so that a word ending with 'ing' is often simply pronounced as 'in' - bettin' shop, goin' out, etc.

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Answer 3

Do you mean pronounce it so that you don't say "doin' ", "writin' ", "dealin' ", or do you mean pronounce an extra "g" at the end?

"doin' " etc. is very common in the spoken language in all social classes. But if people are speaking more formally/carefully, they usually say "doing".

"doinG" with a clearly audible "g" at the end is a feature of West Midlands speech (West Midlands = region around BirminGham).

Answer 4

Some don't most do, most would say those to rhyme with ping like the sound of the microwave, a kinda rougher way of speaking would be saying without the g like doing would become do-in, but it lacks sophistication.
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Answer 5

You can't really generalise too much.
Basically, not pronouncing the end 'g' is slang and it's normally from er.. how can I put this.. more lower-class people?

Answer 6

Depends on the region really, but generally the posh people do and the not so posh dont!

Answer 7

YES! and we spell colour 'colour', pronounce herb 'herb' and data 'data'.

Answer 8

We speak very quickly so the ends of words are often cut short...written it prob looks like doin' writin' etc....why do you ask?

Answer 9

Should do but we drop it on occasion, naughty really!

Answer 10

No me unless Im being very correct.

Answer 11

Not really... as I`m doin` this writin` I`m dealin` other things as well. (I do actually say the g in things...)

Answer 12

Yes

Answer 13

Emmm....sort of. Either way you say it, they'll understand anyway!

Answer 14

no!absolutely not...i know because i live in London,,,

Answer 15

yes