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May 26, 2015
10:42
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BYUHawk
In British English maybe, but not American English (according to Cambridge)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/british/thanks
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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'
Flyingdolphin
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
Gerald-DeGroot
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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