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Mazesoft Posted 21 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
pronouncing "the" before a word beginning with y, as "yoke"
There is a discrepancy in my choir about how to pronounce "the" before the word "yoke." Is it pronounced "thee" or "thuh" ? 
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/. It is not a rule, however, it is a practice. Pronounce the the way that the phrase sounds clearest.
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- It is not a rule, however, it is a practice.
- Pronounce the the way that the phrase sounds clearest.
- / yoke sounds fine to me.
- PS: Welcome to English Forums, Mazesoft-- I see this is your first posting.
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Before vowel sounds, it is usually pronounced /thi:/ and before consonant sounds it is usually pronounced /th?/. It is not a rule, however, it is a practice. Pronounce the the way that the phrase sounds clearest. /Th?/ yoke sounds fine to me.
PS: Welcome to English Forums, Mazesoft-- I see this is your first posting.
PS: Welcome to English Forums, Mazesoft-- I see this is your first posting.
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