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How do you say “the” (and why)?

11 Jul 2019

Have you noticed there are two ways of saying “the”? A friend asked me about this recently, and why we say it differently at different times. We usually say “thuh”, but if the next word starts with a vowel sound, we say “thee”. Thuh pancakes, thee avocado, thee empty glass, thuh computer… This is one … More How do you say “the” (and why)?

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An em rule or dash is a type of long dash that is the same length as an m (—).

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