Although glottalization of /t/ has been singled out for attention in discussion of EE features, pre-glottalization of /p/, /k/ and /tʃ/ is also widespread in RP, particularly when another consonant follows. Examples are "popcorn" ['pɒʔpkɔːn], "electric" [ɪ'leʔktrɪk], "butcher" ['bʊʔtʃə]. Wells proposes that in transcribing EE, the glottal stop symbol [ʔ] could be used in contexts where the consonant in question is preceded by a vowel and followed by a consonant or the end of a word: examples are "bit" [bɪʔ], "football" [ˈfʊʔbɔo], "belt" [beoʔ], "Cheltenham" [ˈtʃeoʔnəm], "bent" [benʔ], "Bentley" [ˈbenʔli]. Pre-glottalization of /t/ therefore appears to be present both in RP and in EE.
Although glottalization of /t/ has been singled out for attention in discussion of EE features, pre-glottalization of /p/, /k/ and /tʃ/ i.s also widespread in RP, particularly when another consonant follows Examples are "popcorn" ['pɒʔpkɔːn], "electric" [ɪ'leʔktrɪk], "butcher" ['bʊʔtʃə]. Wells proposes that in transcribing EE, the glottal stop symbol [ʔ] could be used in contexts where the consonant in question is preceded by a vowel and followed by a consonant or the end of a word: examples are "bit" [bɪʔ], "football" [ˈfʊʔbɔo], "belt" [beoʔ], "Cheltenham" [ˈtʃeoʔnəm], "bent" [benʔ], "Bentley" [ˈbenʔli]. Pre-glottalization of /t/ therefore appears to be present both in RP and in EE.