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David Little Posted 18 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
How to correctly pronounce the word "THE"-it evades me always.
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I really have a great doubt with this word "THE".Whats the correct way to pronounce this word.
Should it be pronounced like the word "THIs"
OR
Should it be pronounced like the word "THAt"
OR does it change according to different situations.If so,will you explain me.
Thank you.
I really have a great doubt with this word "THE".Whats the correct way to pronounce this word.
Should it be pronounced like the word "THIs"
OR
Should it be pronounced like the word "THAt"
OR does it change according to different situations.If so,will you explain me.
Thank you.
Top answer
The =stressed th ee; unstressed before a consonant th uh; unstressed before a vowel th ee
- The =stressed th ee; unstressed before a consonant th uh; unstressed before a vowel th ee
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Hi,
I bet this is what you're looking for:
http://evaeaston.com/pr/th-pat-the.html
I bet this is what you're looking for:
http://evaeaston.com/pr/th-pat-the.html
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I am American.
we pretty much always say it 'thuh' unless we want to add extra emphasis, in which case we might pronounce it 'thee'
we pretty much always say it 'thuh' unless we want to add extra emphasis, in which case we might pronounce it 'thee'
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A good thing to do is say it together with the word you want.
For example:
Which is easier to say, "thuh elephant" or "thee elephant"?
In this case it would be "thee elephant".
Which is easier to say, "thuh bike" or "thee bike"?
In this case it would be "thuh bike".
This might not work som
For example:
Which is easier to say, "thuh elephant" or "thee elephant"?
In this case it would be "thee elephant".
Which is easier to say, "thuh bike" or "thee bike"?
In this case it would be "thuh bike".
This might not work som
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I don't agree with this reply i nearly always pronounce it thuh the only i don't for sure it "Thee End" But when you say what is easier to say it's all up to the talker because i don't agree with the first one you said "Thee elephant" I pronounce it Thuh elephant.
I just wish that in school they are taught it can be either way because my daughter who is learning to read will fight with me tel
I just wish that in school they are taught it can be either way because my daughter who is learning to read will fight with me tel
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I think exceptions occur when there is an unwritten consonant sound as in the word "one". I believe both words "one" and "won" would dictate the preceeding "the" be pronounced "thuh".
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I think it depends on where you are from. Some people feel comfortable saying THee and some people feel comfortable saying Thuh, They are all correct.
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thanks for this help..
it also confused me.. and now i know how to pronounce it properly..
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it also confused me.. and now i know how to pronounce it properly..
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I learned in school that you say "thee" in front of most words beginning with vowels (except as in, for example, the word "one" which sounds like it begins with a "w." However, in recent years, I have noticed more and more people on TV pronouncing it incorrectly. It may seem unimportant to some people but it makes me a little sad to think we are losing the correct pronunciation of the English la
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It is not a matter of 'correctness' at all. It is merely the physics of pronunciation in word flow, a matter of clarity when we utter a string of words. It is indeed an unimportant concern in the realm of language learning.
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