"th" as in "the" or "thread" - Page 2

barefoot serpent · 09-13-2007, 03:31 PM

I'm wearing a dipthong.

monster · 09-13-2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Do you pronounce Ferry and Fairy the same way?

No. We Brits have a plethora of vowel sounds, but we only let the Pilgrims take one with them when they left.

Cicero · 09-13-2007, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

whenever someone corrects your pronunciation, tell them that they have bad breath.

say, " Oh, thanks. and...uhm.....you have bad breath. do you have any mints? or gum or something?"

try it. you'll feel very empowered afterwards. you should say something fucked up to at least one person a day.

lol!!!
yea...thanks for the update...got any mints...no...not for me.....uh....do you have any mints for you?
That's a keeper!

Aliantha · 09-13-2007, 04:28 PM

I'd pay that one monster. lol Funniest thing i've seen at this time of day ever.

OK, that's an exaggeration, but it was still amuzing.

DanaC · 09-13-2007, 04:31 PM

Ferry = short 'e' two short staccato syllables. Fairy = a long 'air' sound, one long and one short syllable.

Shawnee123 · 09-13-2007, 04:35 PM

I hear those words differently, so I believe I say them differently, though it might take a linguistic specialist to determine the difference. I feel the same way about their/they're/there, and affect/effect. I "hear" them almost as if it's a visual thing. Does that make sense?

DanaC · 09-13-2007, 04:43 PM

Absolutely.

lumberjim · 09-13-2007, 04:56 PM

d'ja ever tell someone that they have something in their teeth just for fun? or a bit of glitter on their face? just to watch them make weird faces and stuff?

monster · 09-13-2007, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I'd pay that one monster. lol Funniest thing i've seen at this time of day ever.

OK, that's an exaggeration, but it was still amuzing.

I thank you. I actually made myself laugh with that one and caused myself to double post. I'm thinking the americans are not finding it so amusing....

Aliantha · 09-13-2007, 07:57 PM

Maybe not. I hope they don't think we're being cruel.

lumberjim · 09-13-2007, 08:07 PM

ch'yeah....cuz americans give a rat's red ass what you furriners think of us and our'n

Aliantha · 09-13-2007, 08:10 PM

... of course you don't care Jimbo.

lumberjim · 09-13-2007, 08:12 PM

no chattingz!

Aliantha · 09-13-2007, 08:14 PM

ok. stop responding then.

Urbane Guerrilla · 09-14-2007, 06:52 AM

I'm with DanaC on ferry/fairy, and affect/effect are differentiated out of my mouth. Affect comes nearer a schwa, and effect may go to long E if I'm trying to be extremely intelligible.

09-13-2007, 03:31 PM	#16
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I'm wearing a dipthong. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

09-13-2007, 04:28 PM	#19
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'd pay that one monster. lol Funniest thing i've seen at this time of day ever. OK, that's an exaggeration, but it was still amuzing. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-13-2007, 04:35 PM	#21
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I hear those words differently, so I believe I say them differently, though it might take a linguistic specialist to determine the difference. I feel the same way about their/they're/there, and affect/effect. I "hear" them almost as if it's a visual thing. Does that make sense? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-13-2007, 04:56 PM	#23
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	d'ja ever tell someone that they have something in their teeth just for fun? or a bit of glitter on their face? just to watch them make weird faces and stuff? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-13-2007, 07:57 PM	#25
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Maybe not. I hope they don't think we're being cruel. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-13-2007, 04:31 PM	#20
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Ferry = short 'e' two short staccato syllables. Fairy = a long 'air' sound, one long and one short syllable.

09-13-2007, 04:43 PM	#22
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Absolutely.

09-13-2007, 08:07 PM	#26
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ch'yeah....cuz americans give a rat's red ass what you furriners think of us and our'n __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-13-2007, 08:10 PM	#27
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	... of course you don't care Jimbo. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-13-2007, 08:12 PM	#28
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	no chattingz! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-13-2007, 08:14 PM	#29
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	ok. stop responding then. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-14-2007, 06:52 AM	#30
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I'm with DanaC on ferry/fairy, and affect/effect are differentiated out of my mouth. Affect comes nearer a schwa, and effect may go to long E if I'm trying to be extremely intelligible. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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