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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Pronunciation of the
Hello , can you explain the differences in pronunciation of this word "the"
Many thanks Jean
Many thanks Jean
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Greetings, Jean, the definite article is the most common word in the language. / before a word beginning with a consonant (the tree /ð? / when stressed.
- Greetings, Jean, the definite article is the most common word in the language.
- / before a word beginning with a consonant (the tree /ð?
- / when stressed.
- ( taken from Fowler's) Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings, Jean,
the definite article is the most common word in the language. Yet it is remarkable that the majority of native speakers are hardly aware that it is pronounced /ð?/ before a word beginning with a consonant (the tree /ð? tri?/) and as \ði\ before a word beginning with a vowel (the adverb /ði 'æd,v??b/) and /ði?/ when stressed.
(taken from Fowler's)
the definite article is the most common word in the language. Yet it is remarkable that the majority of native speakers are hardly aware that it is pronounced /ð?/ before a word beginning with a consonant (the tree /ð? tri?/) and as \ði\ before a word beginning with a vowel (the adverb /ði 'æd,v??b/) and /ði?/ when stressed.
(taken from Fowler's)
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