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People using the short pronunciation of "the" before a word beginning with a vowel.

e.g. "thuh end", instead of "thee end".

Really grates, and it's massively on the increase.

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I sympathis Mike, considering my user name depends on that. Otherwise I may as well have called myself thunderstudy. Which is wrong.

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I don't think I ever say "thee" unless I'm saying " you mean THE Mike Mooney"?

On all other occasions I say "Thuh"

"Thuh first of January"

No, that's OK, "first" begins with a consonant. How about "the 8th of January"?

EDIT: It should be "thee 8th" (perhaps not as emphasised as that, more like "theeyaith", with no pause). Definitely NOT "thuh (pause) 8th", which is becoming so prevalent. It sounds awkward and it's actually harder to say, anyway.

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I don't think I ever say "thee" unless I'm saying " you mean THE Mike Mooney"?

On all other occasions I say "Thuh"

"Thuh first of January"

No, that's OK, "first" begins with a consonant. How about "the 8th of January"?

EDIT: It should be "thee 8th" (perhaps not as emphasised as that, more like "theeyaith", with no pause). Definitely NOT "thuh (pause) 8th", which is becoming so prevalent. It sounds awkward and it's actually harder to say, anyway.

Ah yes, i see now. I misunderstood. And now that you've pointed it out, I do say "thee" when there's a vowel at the start of the next word.

phew!

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