What happens when a word ending with a /t/ sound is followed by a word beginning with a /p/ sound? Tim looks at assimilation, with the help of the Learning English team, some Londoners - and a white piece of paper! You can learn more on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-1/session-5 More episodes in this series: 👄 How native speakers pronounce 'was' and 'were' 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psI7E_J1zPo 👄 The linking /j/ 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oi0NLl5Fdg 👄 Consonant - vowel linking 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV_CEIroJs8 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #pronunciation #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #bbclearningenglish