How to correctly pronounce the word "THE"-it evades me always.

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David Little  #454142  Mon, 17 Dec 07 04:15 PM
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                                                   I really have a great doubt with this word "THE".Whats the correct way to pronounce this word.
Should it be pronounced like the word "THIs"
                                 OR
Should it be pronounced like the word  "THAt"


OR does it change according to different situations.If so,will you explain me.

Thank you.
  
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Jhumjhum  #454204  Mon, 17 Dec 07 06:10 PM
 The  =stressed thee; unstressed before a consonant thuh; unstressed before a vowel thee
  
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Kooyeen  #454231  Mon, 17 Dec 07 07:13 PM
Hi,
I bet this is what you're looking for:

http://evaeaston.com/pr/th-pat-the.html

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Tyler_279  #454446  Tue, 18 Dec 07 10:58 AM
I am American.
we pretty much always say it 'thuh' unless we want to add extra emphasis, in which case we might pronounce it 'thee'




  
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A Cornish Pasty  #454483  Tue, 18 Dec 07 12:34 PM

A good thing to do is say it together with the word you want.

For example:

Which is easier to say, "thuh elephant" or "thee elephant"?

In this case it would be "thee elephant".

Which is easier to say, "thuh bike" or "thee bike"?

In this case it would be "thuh bike".

This might not work sometimes as it's easy to say both for some words. With time it will come naturally.

  
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