****There is no “d” in the word, “refrigerator”.****
If the English put a ‘d’ in it - then I shall defer to the English linguists who live in England and speak/write their language for which they do not charge ‘foreigners’ or plagiarists any user fees;)
‘Splain *fridge* to me, then. :D
****There is no “d” in the word, “refrigerator”.****
I think what you’re hearing isn’t always a “d” — sometimes it’s an unaspirated “t” sound.
Anyway, it’s the way most Americans talk in everyday life, including yours truly. Moreover, if you go to the trouble of articulating a truly aspirated “t” consonant in that position, IMHO you’ll be sounding either like a foreigner or like a pretentious young TV news reader.