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T sound between vowels when the syllable is not stressed changes in fast D. Compare Italy and Italian. In the first word, it's a fast D, in the second one it is a regular T.

2.

American T plus N combination:

3.

"fifty" or "fifteen"? Pronunciation of numbers in American English:

4.

English Pronunciation: T after R like in PARTY - American English:

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