Many sources believe that pronouncing the T (off-ten) is an overcorrection (or an affectation), and that the correct pronunciation is with a silent T to rhyme with "soften."
Both pronunciations are considered acceptable. In the US, however, the silent T pronunciation (of-fen) is preferred by a majority of English speakers.
That last guy is an idiot, it's pronunciation is [aw-fuhn] or if you want to get into the misconceived pronunciation [aw-ftuhn]
It is "offen" The t has been silent for hundreds of years. Pronouncing it off-ten is a literate genteelism, that is a mistake made while trying to avoid making a mistake.
This guy is correct. The "t" is silent. I do not know why people answer these questions when they are completely wrong.
The corrrect prounciation for the word "often" is: Off, as in turn the lights off; ten, the number or sometimes pronounced "den" for the word "often".
no it does not (off-tin)
Yes. Oft is to Often as Soft is to Soften
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The word often is an antonym (opposite) of seldom, and has a silent 't'.
The t is silent in whistling.
The silent word in depot is "O"
The t in often is not pronounced and does not belong there. It was added to the word in the Middle English period, on the analogy of oft. +++ I beg to differ. Although it is not stressed, I hear it pronounced far more than ignored completely! It may be a matter of dialect. OFT = OFTEN anyway. The EN is the addition.
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The word often is an antonym (opposite) of seldom, and has a silent 't'.
Silent letter "t" in English words is typically found before "ch" (e.g. watch), "gn" (e.g. gnat), and "wr" (e.g. write). Additionally, silent letter "t" can also appear in some words derived from French origin (e.g. ballet).
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Yes, in the word 'glisten' the 't' is silent.
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The "h" is silent in the word "whistle."
The t is silent in whistling.
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The T :)
The silent word in depot is "O"
The t in often is not pronounced and does not belong there. It was added to the word in the Middle English period, on the analogy of oft. +++ I beg to differ. Although it is not stressed, I hear it pronounced far more than ignored completely! It may be a matter of dialect. OFT = OFTEN anyway. The EN is the addition.