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Mosja Posted 7 years ago
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How to pronounce tenths hundredths thousandths?
Do I have to pronounce -th and then followed by s? It seems tricky to me, or just pronounce -s like the word clothes? Which is pronounced either "cloves" or "close".
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mosja Do I have to pronounce -th and then followed by s? Yes. mosja It seems tricky to me It is.
- mosja Do I have to pronounce -th and then followed by s?
- Yes.
- mosja It seems tricky to me It is.
- However, you can slight the 'th', barely pronouncing it at all, leaving 'tenths' with a pronunciation fairly close to the pronunciation of 'tense'.
- Just don't shade it all the way over to 'tense'.
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mosjaDo I have to pronounce -th and then followed by s?
Yes.
mosjaIt seems tricky to me
It is. However, you can slight the 'th', barely pronouncing it at all, leaving 'tenths' with a pronunciation fairly close to the pronunciation of 'tense'. Just don't shade it all the way over to 'tense'.
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