AVim  +  448176 Fri, 30 Nov 07 12:10 PM I feel it difficult to pronounce words like 'clothes', 'mammoths', 'months'... The pronouncing of 'th' + 's' makes my tongue busy, esp when such words appear in a long sentence. I wonder if it's okey to omit the 'th' sound of these words in sentences, or are there any tricks for pronouncing them? Thanks in advance. AVim Joined on Sat, Nov 4 2006 China Junior Member 91 Forgiving my poor English and correcting me unmercifully :)

	khoff  +  448224 Fri, 30 Nov 07 03:15 PM "Clothes" is easy -- it can be (and usually is) pronounced "cloze."  The others are trickier, and even native speakers find "ths" an awkward combination.  I can't recommend entirely omitting the "th," but you can shorten it.  Maybe someone with  more linguistic expertise can better describe the sound to you. khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,277 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)