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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Thee or thu
Hi. Are we guided by the sound of the vowel sounds as in the case of deciding whether to pronounce the word "the" as "thee" or "thu"?
So, the word "the" before the word "university" should be pronounced "thu" since it has a consonent sound at the beginning?
So, the word "the" before the word "university" should be pronounced "thu" since it has a consonent sound at the beginning?
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The "uh" sound is called the schwa sound, and is found in the unstressed syllables of words. The spelling can be almost any vowel letter. The schwa sound extends to sentences - the vowels in the articles "the" and "a" are pronounced with the schwa sound if they are unstressed in the natural cadence of the sentence.
- The "uh" sound is called the schwa sound, and is found in the unstressed syllables of words.
- The spelling can be almost any vowel letter.
- The schwa sound extends to sentences - the vowels in the articles "the" and "a" are pronounced with the schwa sound if they are unstressed in the natural cadence of the sentence.
- I stress the article "the" (long e sound) when I am pointing out the uniqueness and importance of the following noun.
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The "uh" sound is called the schwa sound, and is found in the unstressed syllables of words. The spelling can be almost any vowel letter.
The schwa sound extends to sentences - the vowels in the articles "the" and "a" are pronounced with the schwa sound if they are unstressed in the natural cadence of the sentence. I stress the article "the" (long e sound) when I am pointing out the uniquene
The schwa sound extends to sentences - the vowels in the articles "the" and "a" are pronounced with the schwa sound if they are unstressed in the natural cadence of the sentence. I stress the article "the" (long e sound) when I am pointing out the uniquene
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Thank you. How would you pronoun the word "the" before the word "university"? Would you do it like "the idea" or "the book"?
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Well, it depends.
Suppose there are two universities in my city. One has a very high reputation, the best teachers, the hardest classes, and is very famous. The other does not have a very good reputation.
Someone asks me "Which university did you attend?" Now, I am very proud because I went to the best one. I say "I went to THE (THEE) university" I am telling the other person that there
Suppose there are two universities in my city. One has a very high reputation, the best teachers, the hardest classes, and is very famous. The other does not have a very good reputation.
Someone asks me "Which university did you attend?" Now, I am very proud because I went to the best one. I say "I went to THE (THEE) university" I am telling the other person that there
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Pronunciation depends on whether the following letter is a consonant or a vowel.
Before a consonant the pronunciation THUH
Before a vowel sound it is THEE
It's a simple little rule, not too hard to remember. Although many will argue to no end that the us
Before a consonant the pronunciation THUH
Before a vowel sound it is THEE
It's a simple little rule, not too hard to remember. Although many will argue to no end that the us
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