How do you pronounce occasional?
What means occasional?
: happening or done sometimes but not often : not happening or done in a regular or frequent way. : sometimes doing a particular job or activity. See the full definition for occasional in the English Language Learners Dictionary. occasional.
Do you pronounce the T in often?
Often has a medial /t/ that, like similar words such has “hasten” and “soften,” was once pronounced and is now typically silent. Unlike the similar words, pronouncing the “t” in “often” has returned in some modern usage.