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How do you pronounce 'theatre'?

104 replies

WheresMyMask · 05/12/2020 21:10

Do you pronounce the a?

How do pronounce adhesive?
Do you pronounce the H?

OP posts:
Itstooloudinhere · 05/12/2020 22:56

I know someone who says thee-ETTA. Wrong wrong wrong.

Theer-ta
Ad-hee-siv with the H.

PriceEmUp · 05/12/2020 22:59

Thea-tur.

Ad-hee-siv.

SquirrelFan · 05/12/2020 23:00

THEE eht ehr
Ed HEE siv

SusannahSophia · 05/12/2020 23:02

THEE et er
ad HEE siv

namesnamesnamesnames · 05/12/2020 23:05

I used to say 'thee et argh' but I've noticed that now I say 'thee ert uh'. I don't know why that changed, with age I think.

newnewnewbuild · 05/12/2020 23:05

Theatre I pronounce as two syllables like theer-tuh (theer to rhyme with ear)

I pronounce adhesive as a-dee-siv

jambeforeclottedcream · 05/12/2020 23:10

Thea-ter
Ad-he-sieve

sofiaaaaaa · 05/12/2020 23:12

Thea-ter

Ad-he-sieve

bitheby · 05/12/2020 23:15

Theer- ta

Ad hee sieve

HadEnoughOfBears · 05/12/2020 23:16

@TeaAndBisquits

Thee-at-er. Add-he-siv
Like this
Passthecake30 · 05/12/2020 23:17

Theata (though dp would say fear-a, more Londoner than me)

Ad-he-siv

Cygne · 05/12/2020 23:20

Emphasis on the first syllable in Theatre.
Addheesiv, emphasis on the second syllable.

Mmn654123 · 05/12/2020 23:26

The-a-tah

BackforGood · 05/12/2020 23:28

Thea - tur

Ad-ee-sieve (you can't hear the 'h')

Doyoumind · 05/12/2020 23:31

Thee-ut-uh
Ad-hee-siv

Xiaoxiong · 05/12/2020 23:41

THEER-dur

Ud-HEE-siv

I have an accent that does a flap /t/ between vowels, especially r-controlled vowels like the -er at the end of "theatre".

Smallsteps88 · 05/12/2020 23:45

Thate-er

Adheesiv

flowery · 05/12/2020 23:52

Thear-to-rhyme-with-ear tuh

Adeeziv

Blueberrycreampie · 05/12/2020 23:58

Thea tur and I sound the h in adhesive. I have a Scottish accent though.

baubling · 06/12/2020 00:10

Can't help wondering why the correct pronunciation of these two words would be required at the same time.

HunkyPunk · 06/12/2020 00:23

Theer ter and ad ee siv

My Dad was Scottish. I really miss the way he used to say words like thee ate er and poll iss. Smile

WillingWarlock · 06/12/2020 00:35

Theerter
Ad-he-sieve
Essex
Nothing to do with this really, but was talking to an American once and he said “ooh, I guess you are going to the CINEMA to see a FILM” and I just agreed, in a puzzled way. It only occurred to me later that he was taking the piss, as he would say going to the theatre to see a movie. And he would say the A!

reginafelangee · 06/12/2020 00:50

Theerrter
Addeesive

mathanxiety · 06/12/2020 03:30

THEE-uh-ter - a lisped TH
ad-HEE-siv

Irish, grew up in Dublin.

Lollykins · 06/12/2020 03:35

Thee at tur
Ad hees iv