We make a distinction between the articles "a" and "an" based on the sound of the word that follows them. Why don't we do this with "the"? - http://www.quora.com/We-make...
Mar 5, 2014
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Judith Meyer
You do adjust the pronunciation, just not the spelling.
In accurate English pronunciation, the "the" in "the book" is pronounced "thuh" and in "the apple" it's pronounced "thee".
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