▁hard ▁con son ant ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁word : ▁Bit ▁of ▁che ese ▁becomes ▁bit ▁o ' ▁che ese ▁but ▁bit ▁of ▁an ▁apple ▁often ▁remains ▁bit ▁ov ▁an ▁apple . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁the ▁case ▁though . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁' f ' /' v ' ▁is ▁also ▁dropped ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁letters . ▁For ▁example , ▁" all ▁of ▁it " ▁is ▁often ▁spoken ▁as ▁" all ▁o ' t " ▁and ▁" all ▁of ▁' em " ▁becomes ▁" all ▁o ' m ". ▁Similarly ▁" let ▁us " ▁becomes ▁" le ' s " ▁and ▁" bet ter ▁than ▁that " ▁becomes ▁" bet ter ▁' n ▁' at " ▁ ▁The ▁' s ' ▁sound ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁trans posed : ▁W ords ▁such ▁as ▁cl asp ▁and ▁cr isp , ▁becoming ▁cla ps ▁and ▁cri ps ▁in ▁the ▁dialect . ▁Other ▁examples ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁the ▁pron unci ation ▁include ▁ax ▁for ▁ask , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁w ops y ▁for ▁a ▁was p ▁. ▁When ▁' y ' ▁starts ▁a ▁word , ▁it ▁is ▁sometimes ▁given ▁an ▁' i ' ▁sound . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁include , ▁' e et ' ▁for ▁' y et ', ▁and ▁' e esterday ' ▁for ▁' y esterday '. ▁ ▁The ▁letter ▁' h ' ▁is ▁often ▁dropped ▁from ▁words , ▁so ▁" hello " ▁becomes ▁" ello " ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁added ▁where ▁none ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁standard ▁English . ▁This ▁usually ▁occurs