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I pronounce it both ways Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 23/03/2010 02:35:45 PM
Everyone I've ever known either says the as "thee" all the time, no matter what the word following it is, or the as "thuh", no matter the word.


But I'm not aware of any sort of rule or reason that decides it for me. Just whatever comes out of my mouth at any given time O<img class=' />

I'm sure I do a fair bit of the (thuh) vowel-word distinctions though. "The (thuh) apple" sounds wrong to me, I'd say it as thee in that case.

*shrugs*

I'm less of a nazi when it comes to spoken language though...except for my pet peeves like "all intensive purposes" :P

If you are from Betelgeuse, please have one of your Earth friends read what I've written before you respond. Or try concentrating harder.

"The trophy problem has become extreme."
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Do you really need to have two different pronunciations of "the"? Lordling - 23/03/2010 02:06:02 PM 1424 Views
Need? No. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 02:17:09 PM 595 Views
I've never heard of that in my life. LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:29:37 PM 690 Views
I pronounce it both ways Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 02:35:45 PM 688 Views
It's like "a". LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:45:14 PM 765 Views
Oh. I do that too. Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 02:59:20 PM 698 Views
"all intenstive purposes"...*shudder* LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:45:35 PM 665 Views
Yeah, that makes me shudder, too. People are retarded. *NM* LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:50:41 PM 358 Views
I have never actually heard anyone say "all intensive purposes". MightyYT - 23/03/2010 05:25:37 PM 653 Views
Or you could be surrounded by smarter people than I am. *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 05:26:44 PM 261 Views
Really? I'd say most people say it incorrectly and most don't even know... everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:35:49 PM 667 Views
I do too damookster - 24/03/2010 04:07:56 AM 565 Views
Or irregardless. *shudders* I saw it in the dictionary but really... globug0822 - 26/03/2010 12:03:13 PM 612 Views
You should a a few words Floffe - 26/03/2010 12:42:36 PM 619 Views
What Joe said, almost. Palatine - 23/03/2010 04:51:08 PM 858 Views
Seems to me that only works if you pronounce "history" without the H. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:02:29 PM 416 Views
That's my point. I've never heard anyone say it without the "h." *NM* Palatine - 24/03/2010 04:55:35 PM 360 Views
An history Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:07:08 PM 825 Views
(h)erb. *NM* everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:37:58 PM 345 Views
I will not use "an." Palatine - 24/03/2010 04:59:00 PM 600 Views
Never heard that one snoopcester - 23/03/2010 05:09:40 PM 635 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:13:17 PM 769 Views
I wasn't using it as that snoopcester - 23/03/2010 05:19:43 PM 594 Views
OK. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:25:22 PM 661 Views
It's enough of a rule. Palatine - 24/03/2010 05:02:46 PM 639 Views
Re: Never heard that one ßelals Girl - 23/03/2010 06:14:21 PM 766 Views
I speak mid-west English and have never said an history or ever heard anyone else use it. everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:38:53 PM 718 Views
I've heard it spoken that way several times--on TV/radio by someone trying to be "serious." *NM* Palatine - 24/03/2010 05:05:48 PM 358 Views
It seems I use them both. Beqi - 23/03/2010 06:05:30 PM 605 Views
I also don't post in the correct place, it seems. Beqi - 23/03/2010 06:36:59 PM 624 Views
One is sufficient. The Shrike - 23/03/2010 02:30:53 PM 825 Views
Is it possible you do it and don't realize it? Avendesora - 23/03/2010 05:11:28 PM 556 Views
I think I do it in many cases, yeah... Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:19:13 PM 696 Views
That's what we were taught in school as well ironclad - 23/03/2010 02:35:29 PM 668 Views
That's what I thought of, too. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:42:14 PM 671 Views
Re: Do you really need to have two different pronunciations of "the"? lyringlas - 23/03/2010 02:46:41 PM 782 Views
As long as you don't say, "should of" 'cos then I must beat you. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:49:09 PM 701 Views
Re: As long as you don't say, "should of" 'cos then I must beat you. lyringlas - 23/03/2010 06:09:27 PM 571 Views
"Should've" versus "should of" Bored - 23/03/2010 06:46:37 PM 677 Views
Sounds like we're on thee same page. Joel - 23/03/2010 06:58:21 PM 733 Views
I tend to use both Isaac - 23/03/2010 10:06:01 PM 660 Views
I think that there are people who pronounce The with that convention LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:47:59 PM 701 Views
Unfortunately you chose two very bad examples. Tim - 23/03/2010 02:48:42 PM 899 Views
British English is weird oO LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:59:49 PM 691 Views
I don't. Tim - 23/03/2010 03:04:22 PM 695 Views
Right Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 03:10:08 PM 659 Views
duly noted LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 03:10:16 PM 641 Views
I do! Liam - 23/03/2010 10:57:48 PM 661 Views
Shut up, Frenchie! LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 11:03:21 PM 636 Views
Hehe ironclad - 23/03/2010 03:06:31 PM 619 Views
"Park Life!" *NM* Tim - 23/03/2010 03:09:24 PM 265 Views
*NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 03:10:35 PM 321 Views
Heh, thanks for bringing this up. *NM* Avendesora - 23/03/2010 04:37:07 PM 336 Views
That was my immediate reaction to this post! *NM* Tom - 23/03/2010 05:21:16 PM 388 Views
"y" is a consonant? or the "u" sound Aeryn - 23/03/2010 09:02:57 PM 800 Views
Hopefully this will explain. Tim - 23/03/2010 11:29:58 PM 718 Views
Re: Hopefully this will explain. Aeryn - 25/03/2010 08:40:21 PM 886 Views
I've only just discovered I do it. Liam - 23/03/2010 11:02:18 PM 602 Views
AH! globug0822 - 26/03/2010 11:48:35 AM 574 Views
Whatever the nativespeakers say Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:01:16 PM 658 Views
Do you mean "consistent"? If not, I can't work out what you mean by "consequent". Tim - 23/03/2010 05:05:38 PM 598 Views
I can testify that that one is a terribly annoying false friend in Dutch. And apparently in Swedish. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:10:03 PM 756 Views
What do people confuse "eventual" with? "Eventful"? Tim - 23/03/2010 05:12:02 PM 620 Views
You never realize even the most obvious of these things in your own language. Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:16:35 PM 674 Views
"Gift" has amused me ever since I started learning German. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:39:48 PM 564 Views
*NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:45:48 PM 312 Views
Oh, it must be an incredibly important word to know when visiting Europe. Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:12:19 PM 671 Views
Even so. Joel - 23/03/2010 08:29:52 PM 679 Views
I wasnt invited! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:04:16 PM 654 Views
You were so. Joel - 23/03/2010 09:05:58 PM 612 Views
No, I better finish my stupid essay! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:08:06 PM 679 Views
I can't imagine a world where that could possibly be as rewarding or invigorating as my company. Joel - 23/03/2010 09:11:49 PM 614 Views
Nah, it's not about EFL, it's about Dutch-English false friends. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:17:28 PM 784 Views
Wait! The English eventual doesnt mean that? Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:21:19 PM 631 Views
English "eventual" means something like "in the end". Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:23:33 PM 629 Views
Whoops! Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:26:05 PM 690 Views
I think the English "eventual" applies to something that is more certain (or assumed) in the future Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 05:25:39 PM 587 Views
LOL what is it with you today?? *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:57:33 PM 340 Views
You mean that I'm usually brighter? Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:13:04 PM 668 Views
How would you translate eventueel into English? "Potential"? "The possibility of"? Tim - 23/03/2010 05:23:58 PM 728 Views
I think I'd ditch the adjective and switch the sentence around to a different construction. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:33:19 PM 797 Views
Do you only use it for future? Or all possible things that may or may not be? Camilla - 23/03/2010 10:27:16 PM 659 Views
Dutch is way closer to Norwegian than to Danish. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:07:51 PM 607 Views
Re: Dutch is way closer to Norwegian than to Danish. Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:09:54 PM 711 Views
*nods* Similar, but not the same, then. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:12:37 PM 644 Views
Re: *nods* Similar, but not the same, then. Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:22:52 PM 580 Views
Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:28:01 PM 655 Views
tim might be able to answer that better than me, as he probably understands what you are referringto Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:33:07 PM 592 Views
Re: Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:39:37 PM 677 Views
Re: Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:42:29 PM 1024 Views
Nah, I know, that's why I said "eventuell" was a bad example - it makes no sense as a predicate. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:51:06 PM 733 Views
I would come in and lay the smackdown, but unfortunately I have to leave in a few minutes. Tim - 24/03/2010 09:27:28 AM 565 Views
Re: I would come in and lay the smackdown, but unfortunately I have to leave in a few minutes. Camilla - 25/03/2010 12:15:14 PM 678 Views
Ah, that's the right word, yes. Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:10:19 PM 629 Views
konsekvent Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:22:26 PM 630 Views
We need to make a Dutch-Norwegian-Swedish mixture language to replace English, clearly. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 06:27:23 PM 415 Views
Re: We need to make a Dutch-Norwegian-Swedish mixture language to replace English, clearly. Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:28:47 PM 744 Views
This is an excellent point. Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:23:42 PM 530 Views
*clears throat* *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:58:21 PM 319 Views
Okay, we'll let Austrian join too. Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:00:26 PM 547 Views
Why dilute a perfectly good language with norwegian, dutch and austrian? *NM* jh - 23/03/2010 08:12:40 PM 374 Views
Cool! I'm in! Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:16:32 PM 638 Views
I've no doubt its grammar is awesome... making more sense, that sounds rather less likely. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:23:10 PM 366 Views
Don't listen to her ironclad - 23/03/2010 08:24:06 PM 595 Views
Hmpf! Böse Kartoffel! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:05:37 PM 693 Views
Like Esperanto but with germanic roots? Me likey! *NM* Floffe - 24/03/2010 04:43:59 PM 357 Views
Nopes. nossy - 23/03/2010 05:03:18 PM 627 Views
In my dialect, it's more or less like that Larry - 23/03/2010 05:35:31 PM 550 Views
I don't, but I'm American, and apparently that makes the difference. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:55:10 PM 692 Views
Try it with a bunch of words starting with vowels, then. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:59:03 PM 595 Views
"thuh" for the first two, seems like "thee" for the rest. Joel - 23/03/2010 06:08:14 PM 697 Views
The (thuh) for all of them. everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:53:16 PM 636 Views
Thee for all of them *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 09:54:58 PM 360 Views
Me too. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 09:59:16 PM 331 Views
Thee for all! o/ Avendesora - 24/03/2010 08:37:23 PM 675 Views
I don't know if we need to, but it would sound silly if we didn't ßelals Girl - 23/03/2010 06:05:53 PM 612 Views
Re: I don't know if we need to, but it would sound silly if we didn't Lordling - 23/03/2010 06:26:30 PM 799 Views
Just go with instinct Rebekah - 23/03/2010 06:29:52 PM 633 Views
Quit while you're behind... Tom - 23/03/2010 08:58:26 PM 647 Views
Unless you like to use archaic English, that is Larry - 23/03/2010 09:20:26 PM 626 Views
I somehow doubt that Lordling - 25/03/2010 08:09:44 PM 773 Views
I like it Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:23:06 PM 638 Views
You sound like him Lordling - 23/03/2010 06:32:09 PM 667 Views
Re: You sound like him Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:33:03 PM 707 Views
Oh!!! That's just the kind of teacher I'm going to be! *NM* Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:06:26 PM 491 Views
Haha good stuff *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 09:24:37 PM 337 Views
Never heard of that before. *NM* Wibble - 23/03/2010 08:18:48 PM 249 Views
I do it AgentOrange - 23/03/2010 09:32:04 PM 578 Views
Same here. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 09:33:51 PM 358 Views
Thuh is what most people I know use although I find that more educated people use thee at times. everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:58:57 PM 634 Views
I have never heard that before in my life. globug0822 - 26/03/2010 11:46:44 AM 793 Views
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