Re: USAGE: Thorn vs Eth

tim talpas scripsit:

> Though I think that "thy" isn't a very good example, as I don't hear
> that word spoken ever. (maybe in some british dialects I don't know about?)
Protestant Christians say "Hallowed be thy name" rather frequently; I admit
it's not a word used in conversation much.

> Or maybe words of Norse origin? Either works, I guess, though I don't know
> the etymology of "though". (akin to icelandic /ToU/ ?)
No, no:  the, this, that, these, those are all native words.  Only they,
their, them are Norse.

> "with it" [wID It]...  but "with hat" [wIT h&t]
But "pith" remains [T] in either case; this is lexically specific.

> without [wITaUt]
I say that one with /D/.

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