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Penicillin Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

th

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Look at these words:

thanks - that

Pronunciation of "th" in thanks is different in that.

When we pronounce "th" as "thanks"?

When we pronounce "th" as "that"?

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I'm afraid you just have to know which is correct for each word - there isn't a rule you can follow. There is another pronounciation of 'th' - where it is pronounced as 't'. It occurs in some Proper Names, for example, the River Thames, or the names Thomas and Theresa.

— Nona the brit

  • I'm afraid you just have to know which is correct for each word - there isn't a rule you can follow.
  • There is another pronounciation of 'th' - where it is pronounced as 't'.
  • It occurs in some Proper Names, for example, the River Thames, or the names Thomas and Theresa.
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I'm afraid you just have to know which is correct for each word - there isn't a rule you can follow.

There is another pronounciation of 'th' - where it is pronounced as 't'. It occurs in some Proper Names, for example, the River Thames, or the names Thomas and Theresa.
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