2007-08-09 02:43:41 · 12 answers · asked by anarxist 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
We pronounce the S immediately after the TH with no seperation. I have never heard anyone pronounce months or births as two syllables and I have travelled extensively and know native speakers from all over the planet. So the person who said that it is two syllables probably does not know what a syllable is.
I realize that the hard TH (birth,think, throw) is very difficult for many people who are not native English speakers. Once you learn to produce the TH sound at the end of the word just slide your tongue up over your teeth the the position for the S sound.
Hope I helped.
2007-08-09 02:54:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
U are gettin mixed answers and it's cuz people speak differently in different places.
U will just have to listen to some English-speaking people when they say these words to get a true idea of the pronunciation.
And even then u will get differences cuz some people are more precise in their speech than others.
Listen to announcers talking on the telly (like newscasters, weathermen and such) as they usually have more proper speaking habits than a lot of people.
2007-08-09 09:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you pronounce a "th" your tongue is between your teeth. To add the "s", you remove your tongue. So, to answer your question, yes, the sounds are separate. The "th" is very quick, but it moves fluidly to the "s".
2007-08-09 17:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by Nire00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say them as separate sonuds that glide together. Being a Londoner, I do tnd to pronounce the "th" as an "f".
2007-08-09 09:52:17 · answer #4 · answered by Pedantic Scorpion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pronounce them separately.
2007-08-09 11:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'th' and 's' get slightly slurred together but they are separate sounds.
2007-08-09 09:47:06 · answer #6 · answered by Feeling new @ 42 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its hard to say how to pronounce things on here but its not month then s its said together as one sound
2007-08-09 09:46:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
one soft end sound... Last time I heard someone say "monfs" I took out a piece of paper and asked them to show me just exactly where the letter "f" was in the word..Can't stand lazy pronounciation.
2007-08-09 09:51:00 · answer #8 · answered by maccrew6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
months is sometimes pronounced "munts"
births is always pronounced as spelled
2007-08-09 09:46:44 · answer #9 · answered by astralpen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "th" blurs into the "s," so each word consists of a single syllable.
2007-08-09 09:53:19 · answer #10 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋