Many English dialects have an alveolar flap. It is especially common in the environment between a stressed vowel and unstressed vowel. Examples include city. medal and wedding. The flap can also occur between two unstressed vowels such as in reality. However, in certain instances, the flap also occurs word-finally.
The flap often occurs with words such as at, but, it and that. Consider the following examples:
He was not at all surprised.
I can't visit today, but I can visit tomorrow.
She baked it an hour ago.
I know that everyone had a good time.
In the sentences the flap occurs between two vowels. The sentences exemplify that flapping can occur across word boundaries. The words at, but, it and that do not have the flap when they are pronounced in isolation. In sentences, however, the flap can occur.
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