The (thuh or thee) and a (uh or ay)

[ghjkl]

Do you pronounce them both ways? I naturally use both ways to pronounce these words but I never really thought why.

[rangeor]

I just use whichever sounds right at the moment. I tend to use thuh more often though.

[mlclm]

Get out of my head OP. I was just thinking about this.

[deathdrow]

It depends on the context, in a more sophisticated sounding sentence, or something more formal, I pronounce it as thee, and in something casual, and for the most part, I pronounce it as thuh.

[ElkNight]

Who cares?

[RpgGamer]

When beginning a sentence "a" becomes AY. Anywhere else, "a" is "uh".

 

When "the" is just about always "thuh". ONly to be pronounced "thee" when spelled that way.

 

 

[rangeor]

It depends on the context, in a more sophisticated sounding sentence, or something more formal, I pronounce it as thee, and in something casual, and for the most part, I pronounce it as thuh.

That's interesting; I've always regarded thuh more formal than thee. Now that I think about it, I believe I'm wrong and you're right o.O

[jemathonical]

I say thuh and uh.

[armourdilo]

Thee and ay (except when referring to nouns starting with vowels!)

[tripsis]

I say "thuh" and I'm PRETTY sure I always say "uh," though I may say "ay" occasionally.

[doomy]

Either, depends I suppose on what'll sound better/roll off tongue easier.

Though I definately use 'uh' alot more.

 

I tend to use "thee" and "ay" when I'm making the sentense up as I go along, when I don't know what I'll say next.

[angryjoe]

thuh and uh

[Racheya]

Either, depends I suppose on what'll sound better/roll off tongue easier.

Though I definately use 'uh' alot more.

 

I tend to use "thee" and "ay" when I'm making the sentense up as I go along, when I don't know what I'll say next.

Haha. That's true actually. It's usually followed by 'the erm...' or something to that effect. I use 'thuh' normally though.

[Abc1230]

Thee apple, thee orange, thuh picture... I guess I use thee for words that start with vowels?

 

The only time I use ay is when I'm trying to articulate. I think uh is just easier to say than ay.

[The Observer]

I just use whichever sounds right at the moment. I tend to use thuh more often though.

 

Same thing here actually.

[mario_sunny]

Here in Texas, where we ride horses to school, we usually say 'thuh' and alternate between 'aye and 'uh' (depends on how easy the sentence is too say, generally we tend to go the lazier way).

[champion]

I thought you were supposed to use "thee" and "ay" before words with starting with vowels.

[obfuscator]

Thuh and uh. :)

 

I'll use ay occasionally though. I use "eh" much more often :P

[Danqazmlp]

Depends where in my sentence they appear.

[Jernlov]

Thuh and ah.

[Zierro]

I'm pretty sure I use them both.

 

Thee apple, thee orange, thuh picture... I guess I use thee for words that start with vowels?

 

The only time I use ay is when I'm trying to articulate. I think uh is just easier to say than ay.

 

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[Will H]

Normally, you use 'thee' before words starting with vowels and 'thuh' before words starting with consonants, similar to 'a' and 'an'.

 

As for 'a', people usually say 'uh' which nearly flows into the next word ('uh') for speed, but sometimes say 'ay' so that it causes a break mid-sentence for emphasis and effect when appropriate. The exception is when saying the letter or just mentioning the word itself, when it's always 'ay'.

[unkn0wnwarrior]

Thee before a vowel, thuh before a consonant. Uh almost all the time.

[indy500fan]

Whatever feels right, I think I use thuh more often than thee.

[Phil]

When thinking about I would normally say.... thi and ah

But I probably use a combination of them all.