[BITList] 'Thee', 'the', and 'a', 'aay' and more...

[John Feltham]

G'day Folks,

I was just about to blow my top, at the over-done pronunciation by ABC TV News readers who incorrectly use ‘thee’ for 'the’ and ‘aay' for ‘a’ - so I went to see what Mr Google could find.

This was the first one to pop up.

To my query. "

From, of all people, the ABC itself.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-05/horrors-and-pleasures-of-mispronunciations-and-malapropisms/9224210 <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-05/horrors-and-pleasures-of-mispronunciations-and-malapropisms/9224210>

I can find no pleasure at all in the misuse and over use, of the word ‘thee’ - 'thee' being used for the correct word, ‘the’.

The same goes for aay and a.

See also…

https://ruthlesseditor.com/when-to-use-the-thuh-when-to-use-the-thee/ <https://ruthlesseditor.com/when-to-use-the-thuh-when-to-use-the-thee/>

And of course the word that has taken over the English language in Australia - ‘regular’ for ‘normal'.

I do like to say that I get regular, when I have stewed prunes for breakfast. But, it is not normal for me to eat prunes for breakfast.



ooroo





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