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Why can some Irish folk now pronounce 'Th' properly

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  • #32
    flyaway.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭flyaway.


    Well, when from the day you're born, the people around you don't pronounce their THs, of course you're going to grow up not doing so instinctively. I try to do it but sometimes I slip up. I don't see the big deal.


  • #33
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    Its no' jus' the Th's is also just the T's

    Heor! Pass us the bu''er will ya! I'm from Wa'erford~


  • #34
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Or as they might say in Drogheda '' I'm off down the white hoss (horse) inn to find the cute hoor (hu-ah ) who owes me a few bob '' .

    Regional slang is awesome .:cool:


  • #35
    Xivilai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭Xivilai


    To be honest, I sound alot more natural when i'm not making an effort to pronounce th's.


  • #36
    Turpentine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Turpentine


    orourkeda wrote: »
    Thats what f is for. TH has its own pronunciation.

    And also "ph".

    "Th" is a completely different pronunciation. Not everyone wants to sound like Jamie "thucking" Oliver.


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