thuh ocean or the ocean

'thee' (keep it short).

Hi Rover,

Would you tell me if ocean and oval both a vowel?

Thanks

tinanam0102Would you tell me if ocean and oval both a vowel?

I think you left out a word or two from your question. What are you asking?

CJ

Hi CalifJim,

I did not. I think I couldn't write the question understandable. I haven't practiced English a while.

1. If the first letter of a word is a vowel, the will sound "thee", and if it's a consonant, it'll sound "thuh". Is the first letter of ocean and oval a vowel sound?

2. When we have an apple, an orange, does that mean they will become "thee apple", "the

1. Yes.

2. I'll stick my neck out and say yes.

(Now watch somebody prove me wrong by finding an exception to the rule.)

Rover

tinanam0102everything with the usage of "an", they will be "thee"?

Yes. I can't think of a counter-example either, so that's two of us. It must be true.

HI Rover, hi CaliJim,

I remembered now. The letters are long vowel sounds so they both take "thee".

Thanks

Short vowel sounds take 'thee', too.

'Thee office', thee orange'. (I tried to put the second 'e' of 'thee' in brackets but it kept appearing as 'the(e)'.

Rover

Rover_KEI tried to put the second 'e' of 'thee' in brackets

Leave a space so the icon-popping software isn't activated. the( e) or the(e ) or the( e )

CJ