You Say "Thuh", I Say "Thee"...
Jul. 27th, 2005 09:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellow... but why?
This is an interesting article on the two pronunciations of the word "the" (reduced "thuh" versus unreduced "thee"), and the role each plays in communication.
This is an interesting article on the two pronunciations of the word "the" (reduced "thuh" versus unreduced "thee"), and the role each plays in communication.
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Date: 2005-07-27 05:04 pm (UTC)Still, it was folks finicking around and splitting hairs like this that originated teasing, the beehive, and other hair abominations.
If they can get this stirred up about "a" and "the", can you imagine what they'd do with some of Lois' prose? They need to read lots of Bujold, and then they need to get out more, preferably to socialize with other listies [like us]. :)