What does against mean?
in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason. in resistance to or defense from: protection against burglars. in an opposite direction to: to ride against the wind. into contact or collision with; toward; upon: The rain beat against the window.
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.
Is the H silent in WHIP?
Yes, strictly speaking, the WH in whip should be pronounced as in what, where, when. Most Americans don’t go to the trouble to overpronounce the WH sound, and to most Americans, it sounds affected.