Has anyone noticed that all newscasters, on all stations, are mispronouncing the word 'the'....?
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I noticed lots of things that had become americanised when I went home yrs ago.
I watch the bbc news in the morning and notice many spelling and grammatical mistakes you would not have seen yrs ago.
Here sometimes you have to phone them up to actually understand what they are saying or trying to say lol.
Guess it is acceptable to day in all walks of life to be poor at the job.
Anyone buying a house here gets garbage compared to yrs ago and they were not that good then either but people accept it.
Quality is out the window.
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Originally posted by tolka1 View PostI noticed lots of things that had become americanised when I went home yrs ago.
I watch the bbc news in the morning and notice many spelling and grammatical mistakes you would not have seen yrs ago.
Here sometimes you have to phone them up to actually understand what they are saying or trying to say lol.
Guess it is acceptable to day in all walks of life to be poor at the job.
Anyone buying a house here gets garbage compared to yrs ago and they were not that good then either but people accept it.
Quality is out the window.
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To be absolutely correct, the is pronounced as "the" in front of words beginning with consonant and as "thee" in front of words beginning with a vowel or an aspirated "h" that brings a following vowel into prominence. Much like the usage of the words "a" and "an".
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Originally posted by Hagar View PostTo be absolutely correct, the is pronounced as "the" in front of words beginning with consonant and as "thee" in front of words beginning with a vowel or an aspirated "h" that brings a following vowel into prominence. Much like the usage of the words "a" and "an".
You'll have to forgive Nansson...he's from Glasnevin North.Everything is self-evident.
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Originally posted by Hagar View PostIf I'd known that I would have avoided polysyllabic words.
Mahatma Gandhi walked barefoot most of the time which produced a thick callus on his feet. He also ate very little which made him frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super fragile callused mystic hexed by halitosis.
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