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Jason_william21 Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

What is the difference between the(da) and the(de)?

Hi, I am studying at City University in London and wanted to know in which context do we pronounce the as 'da' and as 'de'.

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jason_william21 Hi, I am studying at City University in London and wanted to know in which context do we pronounce the as 'da' and as 'de'. Pronounce it as 'de' before vowel sounds. CJ

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jason_william21Hi, I am studying at City University in London and wanted to know in which context do we pronounce the as 'da' and as 'de'.
Pronounce it as 'de' before vowel sounds.

CJ
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Thanks for your reply. Could you also please clerify if we use 'de' before nouns which have a vowel sound? For example,'the Einstein theory of ....'.

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You shouldn't really ever pronounce the as 'de/duh' in standard British English but it is a feature of some British accents, including some in London. I'd mainly associate it with a feature of certain immigrant community accents, or otherwise what you might call lower-register British accents. Why do you wish to copy these?
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