Hi, All!

How do you spell the subj in Canada? Th[ee] worst video?

Bye, All!
Alexander Koryagin

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Hi, Alexander -- on Sep 19 2023 at 12:04, you wrote:

How do you spell the subj in Canada? Th[ee] worst video?

The word "thee" is a pronoun and is an "archaic or dialect" (Oxford) way to say "you" when "you" is a singular object It's an anachronism used mostly in religious settings nowadays.

The word "the" is an article and is correctly used in your example. It is sometimes pronounced as "thee" when placed before a vowel but the spelling doesn't change.


Cheers... Dallas

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Hi, Dallas Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 20.09.2023 04:26

The word "the" is an article and is correctly used in your
example. It is sometimes pronounced as "thee" when placed
before a vowel but the spelling doesn't change.

It seems to me I heard somewhere that in the US when a person wants to emphasise the statement he uses "thee" even when a Canadian does not. ;-)

Ah, here it is, thanx 2 Google:
https://youtu.be/gmy196ZbFCY?t=161

Bye, Dallas!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2023

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Hi, Alexander -- on Sep 20 2023 at 13:42, you wrote:

It seems to me I heard somewhere that in the US when a person wants
to emphasise the statement he uses "thee" even when a Canadian does
not. ;-)

Ah, here it is, thanx 2 Google:
https://youtu.be/gmy196ZbFCY?t=161

That's very much an exception to the rule, I suggest. I have (very rarely) used that pronounciation, and perhaps the US uses it more? Not something I do very often!


Cheers... Dallas

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Dallas Hinton:

The word "thee" is a pronoun and is an "archaic or
dialect" (Oxford) way to say "you" when "you" is a
singular object It's an anachronism used mostly in
religious settings nowadays.

If by `object' thou meanest the objective case, then I agree
with thee.

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Alexander Koryagin:

It seems to me I heard somewhere that in the US when a
person wants to emphasise the statement he uses "thee"
even when a Canadian does not. ;-)

Recall the line from "Bedlam" with Boriss Karloff:
-- Are you my lover to thee and thou me?

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Hi, Anton Shepelev!
I read your message from 30.09.2023 00:03

The word "thee" is a pronoun and is an "archaic or dialect"
(Oxford) way to say "you" when "you" is a singular object It's an
anachronism used mostly in religious settings nowadays.

If by `object' thou meanest the objective case, then I agree with
thee.

Have you watched my youtube URL?


Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
fido.english_tutor 2023

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Hi, Anton! Recently you wrote in a message to Dallas Hinton:

The word "thee" is a pronoun and is an "archaic or
dialect" (Oxford) way to say "you" when "you" is a
singular object [...].

If by `object' thou meanest the objective case,
then I agree with thee.

Verily, verily I say unto thee: thou hast interpreted Dallas's words just as I would & provided us with a fine example of their application.

As native speakers of English we don't think in terms of cases unless we're dealing with more highly inflected languages such as Latin or German, in which students may be called upon to memorize +/- six variations. The English language has eliminated many such distinctions and while my GAGE CANADIAN does identify the remainder as "case forms", the term is AFAIK rarely used.... :-)




--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
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Hi, Alexander! Awhile ago you wrote in a message to Dallas Hinton:

The word "the" is an article and is correctly used in
your example. It is sometimes pronounced as "thee" when
before a vowel but the spelling doesn't change.

It seems to me I heard somewhere that in the US when a
person wants to emphasise the statement he uses "thee"
even when a Canadian does not. ;-)

So I reckon. As Canadians we understand British & American English ... but speak our own peculiar blend of the two.

If you want to know what we'd say, I'm glad you specified that. If you want to know what Americans say, we usually know how to find out. You may need to give us a hint re which dialect you're using, though, as you did. :-Q




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