Of TEN or Of EN?

Yep, me too. Oft-en

I switch back and forth, but I say it without the “t” more.

Depends on where I am and who I’m talking to, but this is the most usual pronunciation for me most likely. Though I tend to talk like whoever I’m around, if I know them well enough.

Ditto.

For me, the T is silent.

“Offin”

No T for me.

Off-en.

Off-ten is just wrong.

Don’t even get me started on the “axe” me a question pronunciation.

I’m an off-en as well. I think that most people who pronounce the T are trying to be “correct”, but the pronounciation without the T is used more frequently and is at least as correct if not more so.

One of my co-workers puts a T at the end of across; this drives me nutso.

Both are equally correct.

I think there may be a transatlantic divide on this … I’m a Brit and hear it said with the “t” much more than without it - do you agree Lobsang?

Yes. Even in casual quick speech the t is always clearly pronounced.

(So there)

Of-ten.

Of-ten.

Off-ten and sof-ten but liss-en.

I also pronounce the TH in clothes, so it doesn’t rhyme with close.

So you don’t think that either (or eye-ther) way is okay? Neither (nye-ther) do I.

Don’t be too awfully snobbish about ‘axe’. It’s a regional pronunciation very common in Louisiana, even among the educated, and is completely correct in the context of that area.

Sof-ten? I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone pronounce the T in soften.
About clothes… do you mean so it’s not a homonym? I can’t imagine how you’re pronouncing clothes so it doesn’t rhyme with close.

I think it’s a matter of a barely vocalized soft ‘th’ sound. I just pronounced “clothes” and “close” for my coworker and he agrees that there is a slight difference. (Yeah, we’re really productive today.)

Otten. As far as I’m concerned, the “f” is silent. :slight_smile:

I pronounce it “throatwarbler mangrove”.

No, wait.

“Off-en”.

Oh, I don’t pronounce them “close” and “clothes” the same way, either… but they still rhyme. I think you meant homonyms.