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When is "th" pronounced as "t"?



 
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When is "th" pronounced as "t"? Sun Mar 25, 2007 18:53 pm  When is "th" pronounced as "t"?
 

It just occurred to me that in the name Thomas the "th" is pronounced like "t" not "the". Do you know of any other words where this is the case?

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When is "th" pronounced as "t"? Sun Mar 25, 2007 19:24 pm  When is "th" pronounced as "t"?
 

Hi Torsten,

Yes, there are some other names and even some words like that: Thompson, Thompstone, Thomson, Thun, Thuron, Lesotho, Thames, Thai, and thyme. Let's see if other forum members will come up with more of them.

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When is "th" pronounced as "t"? Sun Mar 25, 2007 20:09 pm  When is "th" pronounced as "t"?
 

Englishuser wrote:
...Thames, ...
That depends entirely on whether you're referring to a river in Alan's neck of the woods or the river in my vicinity. The pronunciation of the 'th' for the Thames River located in Connecticut is the same pronunciation as the 'th' in 'thing'. (And 'Thames' also rhymes with 'James' in this case.) Shocked
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When is "th" pronounced as "t"? Sun Mar 25, 2007 20:17 pm  When is "th" pronounced as "t"?
 

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When is "th" pronounced as "t"? Sun Mar 25, 2007 20:27 pm  When is "th" pronounced as "t"?
 

Hi,

Amy: I am aware of the North American River Thames (or the Thames River). Most people referring to the river in Conntecticut would pronounce the name the way you describe, but many would stick to /'temz/. Rivers named 'Thames' are also found in Canada and New Zealand, and the correct pronunciation when referring to one of these rivers would also be /'temz/.

Moreover, I have a question to Alan, Amy, or any other person in frequent contact with native speakers of English: Do most native speakers know how to pronounce 'Thun', 'Thuron' and 'Lesotho' "correctly"?

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