apart from emphasising something and when the first sound of the next word is a vowel sound?
i hear people say thee often without those prerequisites. like just then i heard someone saying thee band without emphasis.
2007-12-03 15:37:34 · 3 answers · asked by Q 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I agree those are the right occasions for using that pronunciation for the. People do also use it to "talk funny" as a previous answer mentions. And then there are some people who just seem to use it according to a different set of rules, either because they do not recognize the rules we follow, or perhaps because they just do not want to follow them.
2007-12-03 16:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by treebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually pronounced thee before a word tha begins with a vowel.
Also could be used to indicate (the opinion) that The item is the best of its type.
2007-12-03 16:09:59 · answer #2 · answered by thinking.... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are the times ehwn I am aware of, emphasis and preceding a vowel. Got me. Maybe they were just talking funny.
2007-12-03 15:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋