a t with a superscript upper right corner diacritic. I'm not sure /tt/ is quite the right transcription, because it indicates to me that both consonants are released. I'm pretty sure I've seen /t:/ in a similar situation, though if you want to be specific about it /t?t/ is the way to go, I guess. Any phoneticians want to give a professional opinion? Dan on December 19, 2008 9:06 pm I like the fact the author is pointing out valuable lessons about the English language -- too many of us slip on on common words all the time. but I do have to protests several of them. While there may be a technically correct way to pronounce many of these words, something that must be taken into account is regional dialect. I live in Minnesota. If anyone here pronounced "Halloween" with like HAL-O-WEEN, and not HOL-O-WEEN, they would probably get punched. Its important to bring to light many of the most commonly mis-spoken words, but they must all be taken with a grain of salt, knowing that what you say and how you say it, greatly varies on where you are residing...weather you, or the English language likes it or not. Grace S. on December 22, 2008 10:29 pm Sorry, Dan (302); I live in Minnesota and I say Halloween (not Holloween) -- and haven't been punched so far! I hear it both ways, which is OK with me -- unless I'm trying to teach someone how to spell it!