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I want to say: "A la suite de cet incident" in French In theory, we need to say: \a la sɥit də sɛt ɛ̃ si dɑ̃\
However, it is very difficult to pronounce the two sounds \t də\ of the two words "suite de".
I heard somewhere that we must (or we should?) replace \t də\ by \tə\ (or \t, I don't know). So, we say \a la sɥi tə sɛt ɛ̃ si dɑ̃\
Could you please confirm whether this replacement is correct or not?
I don't think we have trouble chaining [d] and [t] (like in "bedtime") but if pronounced quickly, the sentence will sound like: \a la sɥitsɛt ɛ̃sidɑ̃\
This is called assimilation régressive de voisement, for example observed with the word médecin where the drop of the schwa leads to \metsɛ̃\
1/ Right: \a la sɥit də sɛt ɛ̃ si dɑ̃\
2/ Never said: \a la sɥi tə sɛt ɛ̃ si dɑ̃\
There has to be a d in the pronunciation. It is not difficult at all, at least for the French, and so, after some practice it should also be easy for foreign learners. The \ə\ in "sɥit də sɛt" is often (specially when speaking fast) barely heard, but it must figure.
