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It's like "a". LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 23/03/2010 02:45:14 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

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"



Most people usually pronounce it one way or another, but rarely both ways.

A dog. Ay dog.
A dog. Uh dog.

You're just a freak.

I say "thuh" and "uh" almost all the time. Thinking on it, I may say "thee" apple, but I'm thinking I probably often don't.

I wish I usually used "thee" and "ay". It's definitely more "correct" I'm thinking.
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Do you really need to have two different pronunciations of "the"? Lordling - 23/03/2010 02:06:02 PM 1285 Views
Need? No. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 02:17:09 PM 459 Views
I've never heard of that in my life. LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:29:37 PM 547 Views
I pronounce it both ways Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 02:35:45 PM 541 Views
It's like "a". LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:45:14 PM 638 Views
Oh. I do that too. Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 02:59:20 PM 557 Views
"all intenstive purposes"...*shudder* LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:45:35 PM 508 Views
Yeah, that makes me shudder, too. People are retarded. *NM* LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 02:50:41 PM 287 Views
I have never actually heard anyone say "all intensive purposes". MightyYT - 23/03/2010 05:25:37 PM 517 Views
Or you could be surrounded by smarter people than I am. *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 05:26:44 PM 196 Views
Really? I'd say most people say it incorrectly and most don't even know... everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:35:49 PM 505 Views
I do too damookster - 24/03/2010 04:07:56 AM 432 Views
Or irregardless. *shudders* I saw it in the dictionary but really... globug0822 - 26/03/2010 12:03:13 PM 464 Views
You should a a few words Floffe - 26/03/2010 12:42:36 PM 446 Views
What Joe said, almost. Palatine - 23/03/2010 04:51:08 PM 717 Views
Seems to me that only works if you pronounce "history" without the H. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:02:29 PM 353 Views
That's my point. I've never heard anyone say it without the "h." *NM* Palatine - 24/03/2010 04:55:35 PM 291 Views
An history Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:07:08 PM 665 Views
(h)erb. *NM* everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:37:58 PM 285 Views
I will not use "an." Palatine - 24/03/2010 04:59:00 PM 459 Views
Never heard that one snoopcester - 23/03/2010 05:09:40 PM 471 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:13:17 PM 591 Views
I wasn't using it as that snoopcester - 23/03/2010 05:19:43 PM 462 Views
OK. Rebekah - 23/03/2010 05:25:22 PM 505 Views
It's enough of a rule. Palatine - 24/03/2010 05:02:46 PM 488 Views
Re: Never heard that one ßelals Girl - 23/03/2010 06:14:21 PM 621 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 565 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 297 Views
It seems I use them both. Beqi - 23/03/2010 06:05:30 PM 476 Views
I also don't post in the correct place, it seems. Beqi - 23/03/2010 06:36:59 PM 477 Views
One is sufficient. The Shrike - 23/03/2010 02:30:53 PM 690 Views
Is it possible you do it and don't realize it? Avendesora - 23/03/2010 05:11:28 PM 431 Views
I think I do it in many cases, yeah... Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:19:13 PM 549 Views
That's what we were taught in school as well ironclad - 23/03/2010 02:35:29 PM 523 Views
That's what I thought of, too. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:42:14 PM 528 Views
Re: Do you really need to have two different pronunciations of "the"? lyringlas - 23/03/2010 02:46:41 PM 658 Views
As long as you don't say, "should of" 'cos then I must beat you. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:49:09 PM 570 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 452 Views
"Should've" versus "should of" Bored - 23/03/2010 06:46:37 PM 525 Views
Sounds like we're on thee same page. Joel - 23/03/2010 06:58:21 PM 601 Views
I tend to use both Isaac - 23/03/2010 10:06:01 PM 521 Views
I think that there are people who pronounce The with that convention LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:47:59 PM 541 Views
Unfortunately you chose two very bad examples. Tim - 23/03/2010 02:48:42 PM 742 Views
British English is weird oO LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 02:59:49 PM 554 Views
I don't. Tim - 23/03/2010 03:04:22 PM 555 Views
Right Sareitha Sedai - 23/03/2010 03:10:08 PM 535 Views
duly noted LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 03:10:16 PM 510 Views
I do! Liam - 23/03/2010 10:57:48 PM 529 Views
Shut up, Frenchie! LiterateDog - 23/03/2010 11:03:21 PM 488 Views
Hehe ironclad - 23/03/2010 03:06:31 PM 468 Views
"Park Life!" *NM* Tim - 23/03/2010 03:09:24 PM 199 Views
*NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 03:10:35 PM 235 Views
Heh, thanks for bringing this up. *NM* Avendesora - 23/03/2010 04:37:07 PM 258 Views
That was my immediate reaction to this post! *NM* Tom - 23/03/2010 05:21:16 PM 325 Views
"y" is a consonant? or the "u" sound Aeryn - 23/03/2010 09:02:57 PM 661 Views
Hopefully this will explain. Tim - 23/03/2010 11:29:58 PM 578 Views
Re: Hopefully this will explain. Aeryn - 25/03/2010 08:40:21 PM 722 Views
I've only just discovered I do it. Liam - 23/03/2010 11:02:18 PM 453 Views
AH! globug0822 - 26/03/2010 11:48:35 AM 447 Views
Whatever the nativespeakers say Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:01:16 PM 510 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 472 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 611 Views
What do people confuse "eventual" with? "Eventful"? Tim - 23/03/2010 05:12:02 PM 480 Views
You never realize even the most obvious of these things in your own language. Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:16:35 PM 539 Views
"Gift" has amused me ever since I started learning German. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:39:48 PM 421 Views
*NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:45:48 PM 252 Views
Oh, it must be an incredibly important word to know when visiting Europe. Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:12:19 PM 529 Views
Even so. Joel - 23/03/2010 08:29:52 PM 528 Views
I wasnt invited! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:04:16 PM 522 Views
You were so. Joel - 23/03/2010 09:05:58 PM 453 Views
No, I better finish my stupid essay! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:08:06 PM 516 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 462 Views
Nah, it's not about EFL, it's about Dutch-English false friends. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:17:28 PM 649 Views
Wait! The English eventual doesnt mean that? Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:21:19 PM 501 Views
English "eventual" means something like "in the end". Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:23:33 PM 493 Views
Whoops! Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:26:05 PM 513 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 437 Views
LOL what is it with you today?? *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:57:33 PM 267 Views
You mean that I'm usually brighter? Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:13:04 PM 514 Views
How would you translate eventueel into English? "Potential"? "The possibility of"? Tim - 23/03/2010 05:23:58 PM 589 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 616 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 514 Views
Dutch is way closer to Norwegian than to Danish. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:07:51 PM 469 Views
Re: Dutch is way closer to Norwegian than to Danish. Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:09:54 PM 581 Views
*nods* Similar, but not the same, then. Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:12:37 PM 489 Views
Re: *nods* Similar, but not the same, then. Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:22:52 PM 440 Views
Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:28:01 PM 522 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 447 Views
Re: Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Legolas - 23/03/2010 11:39:37 PM 542 Views
Re: Isn't that T an adverbial marker, then? Camilla - 23/03/2010 11:42:29 PM 857 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 590 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 425 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 551 Views
Ah, that's the right word, yes. Sophy - 23/03/2010 05:10:19 PM 474 Views
konsekvent Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:22:26 PM 494 Views
We need to make a Dutch-Norwegian-Swedish mixture language to replace English, clearly. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 06:27:23 PM 349 Views
Re: We need to make a Dutch-Norwegian-Swedish mixture language to replace English, clearly. Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:28:47 PM 596 Views
This is an excellent point. Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:23:42 PM 401 Views
*clears throat* *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 07:58:21 PM 239 Views
Okay, we'll let Austrian join too. Legolas - 23/03/2010 08:00:26 PM 404 Views
Why dilute a perfectly good language with norwegian, dutch and austrian? *NM* jh - 23/03/2010 08:12:40 PM 300 Views
Cool! I'm in! Sophy - 23/03/2010 08:16:32 PM 504 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 305 Views
Don't listen to her ironclad - 23/03/2010 08:24:06 PM 466 Views
Hmpf! Böse Kartoffel! Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:05:37 PM 530 Views
Like Esperanto but with germanic roots? Me likey! *NM* Floffe - 24/03/2010 04:43:59 PM 266 Views
Nopes. nossy - 23/03/2010 05:03:18 PM 493 Views
In my dialect, it's more or less like that Larry - 23/03/2010 05:35:31 PM 420 Views
I don't, but I'm American, and apparently that makes the difference. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:55:10 PM 544 Views
Try it with a bunch of words starting with vowels, then. Legolas - 23/03/2010 05:59:03 PM 460 Views
"thuh" for the first two, seems like "thee" for the rest. Joel - 23/03/2010 06:08:14 PM 563 Views
The (thuh) for all of them. everynametaken - 23/03/2010 09:53:16 PM 486 Views
Thee for all of them *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 09:54:58 PM 301 Views
Me too. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 09:59:16 PM 263 Views
Thee for all! o/ Avendesora - 24/03/2010 08:37:23 PM 531 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 453 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 623 Views
Just go with instinct Rebekah - 23/03/2010 06:29:52 PM 493 Views
Quit while you're behind... Tom - 23/03/2010 08:58:26 PM 513 Views
Unless you like to use archaic English, that is Larry - 23/03/2010 09:20:26 PM 490 Views
I somehow doubt that Lordling - 25/03/2010 08:09:44 PM 621 Views
I like it Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:23:06 PM 507 Views
You sound like him Lordling - 23/03/2010 06:32:09 PM 531 Views
Re: You sound like him Camilla - 23/03/2010 06:33:03 PM 571 Views
Oh!!! That's just the kind of teacher I'm going to be! *NM* Sophy - 23/03/2010 09:06:26 PM 429 Views
Haha good stuff *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2010 09:24:37 PM 269 Views
Never heard of that before. *NM* Wibble - 23/03/2010 08:18:48 PM 190 Views
I do it AgentOrange - 23/03/2010 09:32:04 PM 445 Views
Same here. *NM* Legolas - 23/03/2010 09:33:51 PM 292 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 481 Views
I have never heard that before in my life. globug0822 - 26/03/2010 11:46:44 AM 584 Views
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