Tag vowel

Jun 18, 2013

How to pronounce the

By Martin in Pronunciation Tag consonant, emphasize, native, pronounce, pronunciation, strong, th, the, vowel, weak

The definite article the is the most often used English word, see here. However, even though it only has three letters, its pronunciation can be tricky. There are three different pronunciations, the so-called weak forms [ðə] and [ði], and the strong form [ði:]. You can listen to all three forms here. The is most often

May 21, 2013

a vs. an

By Martin in Pronunciation, Spelling Tag a, an, consonant, first letter, pronunciation, spelling, vowel

Although we all heard about this one in school, the correct use of a and an can cause a lot of confusion. There is a very clear rule when to use a and when to use an. However, this rule seems to be often forgotten or remembered incorrectly. a is used when the following word