Re: What do you call it

>I think "thee" [Di] is more likely used before words that start with
>vowels... "the apple" [Di &pl=]... whereas "thuh" [D@] is more likely
>used before words that start with consonants... "the car" [D@ kar],
>"the year" [D@ jir]...
In informal speech: when "the" is in front of a vowel it is intergrated
into the word (i.e. "the apple" becomes /D{pl/; "the hunger"
becomes /D@Ngr/). When not in front of a vowel, usually /D@/.
In more formal speech: /Di/ is used in front of a vowel, but in front of a
consonant, it depends on how smart I'm trying to sound. <g>

-- Erin Notagain --
/eir\In Nat@gEn/