•Regressive assimilation refers to
one sound preceding but being affected the following
sound. For example:
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•1. “input” is pronounced like [ÈImpUt]
•2. “pancake” is pronounced like [ÈpQNkek]
•3. “have to” is pronounced like [ÈhQft«]
•4. “has to” is pronounced like [ÈhQst«]
•5. “used to”