Do you pronounce 'th' as 'th' or 'd'/'f'?

Post by **o.pwuaioc** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:46 am

MrPopo wrote:Da Bears.

Apart from that phrase, I'm not sure I've said "da" for "the" anywhere else.

Incognito D wrote:I pronounce it like Þ

But sometimes it should be pronounced as a ð.

My gf's mother is Russian and would pronounce th as s.

Post by **t0yrobo** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:09 am

In northern Michigan pronouncing th as either d or t is fairly common. It somehow comes out of the combination of Finnish, German, French and Swedish people that all settled up there. I hear it with older people around the rest of Michigan now and then too.

Post by **Incognito D** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:03 am

o.pwuaioc wrote:
But sometimes it should be pronounced as a ð.

that's what I get for trying to be clever

Post by **gtmtnbiker** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:14 am

When I was a young kid, I had trouble with "th" (pronounced it as d). I also was not pronouncing any ending "s". With a little bit of speech therapy, I was able to correct the issues.

Post by **Gnashvar** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:19 am

I'm not a native english speaker but I pronounce the th like d with my tongue touching my upper teeth and pulling as I say it. I think it sounds correct LOL.

Post by **BoringSupreez** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:24 pm

Dib wrote:I've heard new york have trouble saying "r" so some say New Yok. And they say Houston as House ton. "Houston we've got a problem" Famous phrase and they mispronounce it. Nevada is another, Nevah da

It's not pronounced Nevah-da? How is it supposed to be said, then? Nehvay-duh?

Post by **Dib** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:03 pm

BoringSupreez wrote:
Dib wrote:I've heard new york have trouble saying "r" so some say New Yok. And they say Houston as House ton. "Houston we've got a problem" Famous phrase and they mispronounce it. Nevada is another, Nevah da
It's not pronounced Nevah-da? How is it supposed to be said, then? Nehvay-duh?

Someone on cable tv commercial kept it saying Nevada not nevah da, History channel "How the States got their Shapes". The women was trying to pronounce it with an accent.

Post by **BurningDoom** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:09 pm

Dib wrote:
BoringSupreez wrote:
Dib wrote:I've heard new york have trouble saying "r" so some say New Yok. And they say Houston as House ton. "Houston we've got a problem" Famous phrase and they mispronounce it. Nevada is another, Nevah da
It's not pronounced Nevah-da? How is it supposed to be said, then? Nehvay-duh?
Someone on cable tv commercial kept it saying Nevada not nevah da, History channel "How the States got their Shapes". The women was trying to pronounce it with an accent.

I'm not hearing the difference between Nevada and nevah da. Are you saying they pause between the "a" and the "da" in Nevada?

Post by **XxBroBuzzxX** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:11 pm

MrPopo wrote:Da Bears.

still suck

Post by **jfrost** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:31 pm

As a non-native, I have trouble pronouncing "Sixth Sense".

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