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Examples of pronouncing the H in Anthony? [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 18:15, 18 October 2012 (UTC) | Examples of pronouncing the H in Anthony? [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 18:15, 18 October 2012 (UTC) | ||
:Someone I knew at school. Maybe it's standard in the North East, I don't know. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 09:59, 19 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
::Better remove it then. After all, we're talking normal pronunciation here. [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 20:33, 19 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
:::*''Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation'', 2001: Br t; Am θ, t | |||
:::*''Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary'', 18th ed, 2011: Br t, θ; Am θ, t; θ becoming commoner in Br | |||
:::*''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'', 2nd ed, OUP, 1983: t, θ | |||
:::*''Longman Pronouncing Dictionary'', 2000: t predominating in Br, θ in Am | |||
:::The deliberately vague wording I used seems accurate enough, though you might want more detail. Wikipedia cites a source I haven't checked saying θ usual in Aus too. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 12:04, 20 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
::::OK, then. Such are the enticements of spelling pronunciation. [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 13:45, 20 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
:::::Interesting that neither of us thought of asking or very own Anthony. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 09:15, 23 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
::::::Indeed. Are you reading us, Thony? [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 18:21, 23 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
Is there some basis for "usually"? It doesn't seem to square with the authorities cited above. [[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] ([[User talk:Peter Jackson|talk]]) 10:45, 16 December 2014 (UTC) | |||
:Sorry, I'd forgotten about this exchange and needless to say still, in my sheltered life, have never heard the TH pronunciation. So please make the necessary changes. [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] ([[User talk:Ro Thorpe|talk]]) 16:50, 16 December 2014 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 10:50, 16 December 2014
Examples of pronouncing the H in Anthony? Ro Thorpe 18:15, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
- Someone I knew at school. Maybe it's standard in the North East, I don't know. Peter Jackson 09:59, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
- Better remove it then. After all, we're talking normal pronunciation here. Ro Thorpe 20:33, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
- Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation, 2001: Br t; Am θ, t
- Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary, 18th ed, 2011: Br t, θ; Am θ, t; θ becoming commoner in Br
- BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names, 2nd ed, OUP, 1983: t, θ
- Longman Pronouncing Dictionary, 2000: t predominating in Br, θ in Am
- The deliberately vague wording I used seems accurate enough, though you might want more detail. Wikipedia cites a source I haven't checked saying θ usual in Aus too. Peter Jackson 12:04, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
- OK, then. Such are the enticements of spelling pronunciation. Ro Thorpe 13:45, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
- Interesting that neither of us thought of asking or very own Anthony. Peter Jackson 09:15, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
- Indeed. Are you reading us, Thony? Ro Thorpe 18:21, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Is there some basis for "usually"? It doesn't seem to square with the authorities cited above. Peter Jackson (talk) 10:45, 16 December 2014 (UTC)