Glottal stops and flaps
Occurs when the space between the vocal folds the glottis is closed completely
very briefly then released.
Glottal stop before word initial vowels, like in the words it, ate, and ouch. If you say
these words naturally, you will probably feel a catch in your throat just as you [do]
in the expression uh-oh."
Glottal stop is the last sound of these words:
words: light . . . flight . . . put . . . take . . . make . . . trip . . . report
multisyllabic words: stoplight . . . apartment . . . backseat . . . assortment . . .
workload . . . upbeat
phrases: right now . . . talk back . . . cook the books . . . hate mail . . . fax
machine . . . back-breaking