"Thud" my wife says it like "that". Yep, it bugs me.

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May 26, 2015
10:29:20pm

Zach Morris

"Thud" my wife says it like "that". Yep, it bugs me.

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Zach Morris

Previous username: CB4
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Last login: Apr 24, 2024
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Do you pronounce the "th" sound in "thanks" like "thud" or "that"?

Cougar-Duck

5/26/15 10:25pm

More like the "th" sound in "fun"

grosven

5/26/15 10:26pm

I mean just the th sound. Do you use your voice or just air from your lungs?

Cougar-Duck

5/26/15 10:27pm

It's kind of like the difference between sounding out "f" or "v" sounds.

Cougar-Duck

5/26/15 10:29pm

No you're not making any sense.

blueaussie

5/26/15 10:29pm

You actually made perfect sense. I was just doing a bad job at trolling. "Thud"

grosven

5/26/15 10:36pm

"Thud" my wife says it like "that". Yep, it bugs me.

Zach Morris

5/26/15 10:29pm

My wife and I are having the same argument. I think I'm almost alone in saying

Cougar-Duck

5/26/15 10:30pm

(Fixed)

Cougar-Duck

5/26/15 10:31pm

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Zach Morris

5/26/15 10:32pm

RE: When saying thank you, you should annunciate the "tha" sound. Saying it like

Zach Morris

5/26/15 10:34pm

the h is actually silent. It should be pronounced 'tanks'

5/26/15 10:35pm

Tanks, Prison Mike.

Zach Morris

5/26/15 10:35pm

Definitely "that"

BYUHawk

5/26/15 10:32pm

Thud is the only right answer here

CDV

5/26/15 10:34pm

In British English maybe, but not American English (according to Cambridge)

BYUHawk

5/26/15 10:42pm

I am very sorry, but you are wrong.

CDV

5/27/15 7:44am

Both, depending on my mood.

boiseman92

5/26/15 10:36pm

How about this one? "Crayon". My wife says it "cran", I say it

Zach Morris

5/26/15 10:40pm

That

jcougars7

5/26/15 10:52pm

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lightmann

5/26/15 10:55pm

That

5/26/15 11:39pm

I have never heard anyone pronounce it like the "th" from "that".

barnacle

5/27/15 12:49am

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