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To wonder (I know it's trivial) when we stopped using the long form of The

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wasonthelist · 27/02/2016 11:33

Thuh EU, Thuh RAF and so on.

There's a vague rule about the long form before vowel sounds - so I'd expect "Thee EU", but it seems to have been abolished.

It's one of those little things I used to love and I didn't know I missed it until it was gone - like "an Histroric".

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LindyHemming · 27/02/2016 11:35

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HerBigChance · 27/02/2016 12:00

It used to always be said before another word beginning with a vowel (elision, I think it's called) and perhaps isn't taught to younger people any more? I've definitely noticed an age divide in usage.

Yes, language evolves, but I think Thuh End, Thuh Ocean (for a small sea, ffs, different thread) sound clunky and horrid.

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wasonthelist · 27/02/2016 12:18

I think is sounds clunky, too, but then I think the indiscriminate use of uptalk makes people sound really thick (which I know is wholly unreasonable before everyone jumps on me).

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HopeClearwater · 27/02/2016 12:22

I think people have stopped using 'an' too. A umbrella. A apple. A amazing time.

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Thymeout · 27/02/2016 15:06

And sometimes whole words are now missed out. Usually prepositions. e.g. Go London, go playgroup.

I think people just speak so much more quickly these days. I practically need Google translate to understand what my teen dgd is saying.

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Sgtmajormummy · 27/02/2016 15:15

When I hear it in films it gives me the (thi Smile) impression that the (thiGrin) actor hasn't bothered to learn his lines properly!

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LarrytheCucumber · 27/02/2016 16:17

I have noticed it too, and think it sounds a bit childish (or childlike). Sometimes I shout at the television 'It's thee end, not th end'. I suppose we will all do it in th end. (wink) Newsreaders do it too, and they are usually quite well educated.

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BreconBeBuggered · 27/02/2016 16:31

Have not stopped.
Thee end.

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PushAPushPop · 27/02/2016 16:44

Here in South Yorkshire we don't even use t'word anymore Grin

In fact, I am guilty of not even using 't' ... I say for example: "Get in car", or "I'm going in garden".

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