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/fs/1257902168000.mp3.at.ashx For me, as a Dutchman, the pronunciation of the definite article 'the' is fairly hard. I tend to pronounce it as , quite much like the Dutch definite article 'de'. How should I pronounce the
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Hi there, I was wondering about the following matter: Why do we use the indef. art. a -> /ə/ before words that start with a consonant sound? And why do we use the indef. art. an -> /ən/ before words that start with a vowel sound? The
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I do say "an 'istoric" because for me the h is silent. Wow, that's interesting. Merriam Webster doesn't give that pronunciation, so it is probably really regional. I tend to use "an" instead of "a" in
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Hi all! I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little
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Hi Mathew, Yes, as Mister Micawber says, native English-speakers instinctively know which pronunciation of 'the' to use before a noun (or an adjective + noun), but I can see that it may be a problem for some people learning the language.
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. Hello Mathew, and welcome to English Forums. The 2 pronunciations of 'the ' are not grammar rules, but physical effects of the smooth flow of sounds between words-- they are more like laws of physics. Native speakers (lucky us!) do not
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It is all about pronunciation; you must have been taught incorrectly in the '50s. Let's look at a primary source for what's right or wrong in English. Quoting from the OED: "There is still some divergence of opinion over the form
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I have a little pronunciation problem: Some times I hear in sentences that the indefinite article " a " is pronounced / / and other times / ej / e.g. " a man who is sick can't work" What is the proper, correct or educated pronunciation of the
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Personally, the pronunciation strikes me as an affectation, even
though you will occasionally hear the news announcers on television
using it. Very grating on the nerves!
CJ
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for a pretty exhaustive explanation : http://books.google.com/books?id=7iocw3kK9BIC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=pronunciation+%22indefinite+article+a%22&source=web&ots=3SLECX41vh&sig=AqJxfi4Lf4VgfCf4VPAobN-SBIk#PPR17,M1
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