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Nobody at NPR Knows How to Pronounce ‘The’ Before a Vowel
The hardtalking staff has railed about this before, but we’ll say it again: The Proper Pronunciation Of ‘The’ Before A Vowel Is Literally Disappearing. Again, from thee EnglishClub.com: We also (should) say “thee online magazine Ozy,” as opposed to “thuh … Continue reading
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The Proper Pronunciation Of ‘The’ Before A Vowel Is Literally Disappearing
Thuh Boston Globe’s Christopher Muther got two full pages of Tuesday’s G section to rail against thuh non-literal use of “literally” in virtually every area of American society. But thee umbrage at thuh Global Worldwide Headquarters is aimed at a different linguistic transgression: The … Continue reading