Different pronunciation between Thomas and Theodore
Disclaimer: I'm no native speaker.
Thomas gets pronounced with a starting "T" (the "h" is silent), while Theodore with a "Th". What rule is followed here?
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Disclaimer: I'm no native speaker.
Thomas gets pronounced with a starting "T" (the "h" is silent), while Theodore with a "Th". What rule is followed here?
pronunciation names pronunciation-vs-spelling
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I do not think the h is silent in Thomas or Thailand. I hear a definite aspiration after the t. H often serves to indicate an aspiration after a consonant.
– user164087
Mar 9 '16 at 16:13
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Disclaimer: I'm no native speaker.
Thomas gets pronounced with a starting "T" (the "h" is silent), while Theodore with a "Th". What rule is followed here?
pronunciation names pronunciation-vs-spelling
edited Dec 6 '14 at 2:35
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Disclaimer: I'm no native speaker.
Thomas gets pronounced with a starting "T" (the "h" is silent), while Theodore with a "Th". What rule is followed here?
pronunciation names pronunciation-vs-spelling
pronunciation names pronunciation-vs-spelling
edited Dec 6 '14 at 2:35
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asked Jan 24 '11 at 1:23
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I do not think the h is silent in Thomas or Thailand. I hear a definite aspiration after the t. H often serves to indicate an aspiration after a consonant.
– user164087
Mar 9 '16 at 16:13
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I do not think the h is silent in Thomas or Thailand. I hear a definite aspiration after the t. H often serves to indicate an aspiration after a consonant.
– user164087
Mar 9 '16 at 16:13
I do not think the h is silent in Thomas or Thailand. I hear a definite aspiration after the t. H often serves to indicate an aspiration after a consonant.
– user164087
Mar 9 '16 at 16:13
I do not think the h is silent in Thomas or Thailand. I hear a definite aspiration after the t. H often serves to indicate an aspiration after a consonant.
– user164087
Mar 9 '16 at 16:13
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There is no rule at all. As Robusto mentioned, there isn't really any rule for pronouncing th, and even if there were it's common for names not to follow rules.
Thomas comes from the Aramaic t’om’a, while Theodore comes from the Greek Θεόδωρος (Theodōros), which is probably the reason for the difference in pronunciation. Eventhough the th in Thomas comes from the later Greek spelling, it's likely that the pronunciation remained from the original form.
Thomas
Theodore
answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
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@Jasper Loy: Thanks. I have a hard time getting that right. It doesn't help that pronounce and pronunciation are spelled differently either...
– Guffa
Jan 24 '11 at 2:24
1
@Guffa: Pronounce and pronunciation are pronounced differently, too. english.stackexchange.com/questions/5732
– Jon Purdy
Jan 24 '11 at 2:41
Hmm, this could be the cause, but it looks doubtful to me. Would this distinction have survived the various transliterations and borrowings through Latin, etc? There are other th 's that are pronounced like t 's, such as Thames: perhaps they have a similar background.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 3:41
2
According to the wikipedia link you give, the pronunciation has been influenced by the French one. This explanation seems more likely than the conservation of the Aramaic one
– Frédéric Grosshans
Jan 24 '11 at 10:39
1
@Guffa: True, history is the key to English spelling v. pronunciation.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 15:47
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Unfortunately, the rule is pretty much that you have to know how it it is pronounced for every single word in the English language that begins with th-. Especially for proper names.
Even then it won't help if you work with two women named Thalia, one of whom insists on her name being pronounced Talia and the other wants the lithpier version.
Oh, and by the way ... Theodore's nickname is Ted! And you thought English pronunciations ought to make sense. That's just ... adorable! :)
P.S. I'm not poking fun at you, but at our silly, unreasonable language.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
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It's all good. I just wanted to keep the question short. Thanks for your insights!
– miku
Jan 24 '11 at 2:18
add a comment |
From the great poem on English pronunciation The Chaos:
The th will surely trouble you
More than r, ch or w.
Say then these phonetic gems:
Thomas, thyme, Theresa, Thames.
Thompson, Chatham, Waltham, Streatham,
There are more but I forget 'em-
Wait! I've got it: Anthony,
Lighten your anxiety.
It was actually written by a Dutch teacher of English.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
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I once had an English trainer who taught us that proper nouns that start with Th should be pronounced with a silent h. Like Thomas = Tomas or Thailand = Tai-land. I don't know if it's really how it should be. I kind of adapted it but it doesn't really apply to all such words.
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Yes for Thomas and Thailand. No for Theodore, Thelma and Thatcher.
– Peter Shor
Jul 25 '13 at 21:54
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In Australia and the US over the last 30 years, the written language seems to have trumped traditional UK pronunciation.
Standard Aus. and US, in my experience, is 'th' fricative, like the 'th' in 'that'. Older UK speakers, on the other hand, seem to be sticking with a clear 'T' plosive pronunciation.
Note that shorter version used sometimes to be written 'Thom' but always, to my knowledge, pronounced 'Tom', with a clear plosive 'T'.
answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
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You are used to people using the sound of "th" in "that" in the name "Thomas"? That seems very strange to me.
– sumelic
May 29 '17 at 21:59
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The mispronunciation that drove me crazy when I lived in England was pronouncing the name 'Thor' with the 'h', it's pronouned like 'Thomas'!
I guess though it had something to do with the conversion of the runic spelling to Latin.
It's weird though, because in Scandinavia, the day of the week before Friday, is Torsdag and thunder is torden. In England they put an 'h' in and spell and pronounce it as Thursday.
Someone told me adding the 'h' common to the name Tor in Denmark, but, the 'h' is not pronounced, had something to do with the use of French in Denmark, when the'h' came into a lot of words.
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There is no rule at all. As Robusto mentioned, there isn't really any rule for pronouncing th, and even if there were it's common for names not to follow rules.
Thomas comes from the Aramaic t’om’a, while Theodore comes from the Greek Θεόδωρος (Theodōros), which is probably the reason for the difference in pronunciation. Eventhough the th in Thomas comes from the later Greek spelling, it's likely that the pronunciation remained from the original form.
Thomas
Theodore
answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
8,4881831
@Jasper Loy: Thanks. I have a hard time getting that right. It doesn't help that pronounce and pronunciation are spelled differently either...
– Guffa
Jan 24 '11 at 2:24
1
@Guffa: Pronounce and pronunciation are pronounced differently, too. english.stackexchange.com/questions/5732
– Jon Purdy
Jan 24 '11 at 2:41
Hmm, this could be the cause, but it looks doubtful to me. Would this distinction have survived the various transliterations and borrowings through Latin, etc? There are other th 's that are pronounced like t 's, such as Thames: perhaps they have a similar background.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 3:41
2
According to the wikipedia link you give, the pronunciation has been influenced by the French one. This explanation seems more likely than the conservation of the Aramaic one
– Frédéric Grosshans
Jan 24 '11 at 10:39
1
@Guffa: True, history is the key to English spelling v. pronunciation.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 15:47
|
show 4 more comments
There is no rule at all. As Robusto mentioned, there isn't really any rule for pronouncing th, and even if there were it's common for names not to follow rules.
Thomas comes from the Aramaic t’om’a, while Theodore comes from the Greek Θεόδωρος (Theodōros), which is probably the reason for the difference in pronunciation. Eventhough the th in Thomas comes from the later Greek spelling, it's likely that the pronunciation remained from the original form.
Thomas
Theodore
answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
8,4881831
@Jasper Loy: Thanks. I have a hard time getting that right. It doesn't help that pronounce and pronunciation are spelled differently either...
– Guffa
Jan 24 '11 at 2:24
1
@Guffa: Pronounce and pronunciation are pronounced differently, too. english.stackexchange.com/questions/5732
– Jon Purdy
Jan 24 '11 at 2:41
Hmm, this could be the cause, but it looks doubtful to me. Would this distinction have survived the various transliterations and borrowings through Latin, etc? There are other th 's that are pronounced like t 's, such as Thames: perhaps they have a similar background.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 3:41
2
According to the wikipedia link you give, the pronunciation has been influenced by the French one. This explanation seems more likely than the conservation of the Aramaic one
– Frédéric Grosshans
Jan 24 '11 at 10:39
1
@Guffa: True, history is the key to English spelling v. pronunciation.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 15:47
|
show 4 more comments
There is no rule at all. As Robusto mentioned, there isn't really any rule for pronouncing th, and even if there were it's common for names not to follow rules.
Thomas comes from the Aramaic t’om’a, while Theodore comes from the Greek Θεόδωρος (Theodōros), which is probably the reason for the difference in pronunciation. Eventhough the th in Thomas comes from the later Greek spelling, it's likely that the pronunciation remained from the original form.
Thomas
Theodore
answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
8,4881831
There is no rule at all. As Robusto mentioned, there isn't really any rule for pronouncing th, and even if there were it's common for names not to follow rules.
Thomas comes from the Aramaic t’om’a, while Theodore comes from the Greek Θεόδωρος (Theodōros), which is probably the reason for the difference in pronunciation. Eventhough the th in Thomas comes from the later Greek spelling, it's likely that the pronunciation remained from the original form.
Thomas
Theodore
answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
8,4881831
edited Jan 24 '11 at 2:22
answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
8,4881831
answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
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answered Jan 24 '11 at 2:15
GuffaGuffa
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@Jasper Loy: Thanks. I have a hard time getting that right. It doesn't help that pronounce and pronunciation are spelled differently either...
– Guffa
Jan 24 '11 at 2:24
1
@Guffa: Pronounce and pronunciation are pronounced differently, too. english.stackexchange.com/questions/5732
– Jon Purdy
Jan 24 '11 at 2:41
Hmm, this could be the cause, but it looks doubtful to me. Would this distinction have survived the various transliterations and borrowings through Latin, etc? There are other th 's that are pronounced like t 's, such as Thames: perhaps they have a similar background.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 3:41
2
According to the wikipedia link you give, the pronunciation has been influenced by the French one. This explanation seems more likely than the conservation of the Aramaic one
– Frédéric Grosshans
Jan 24 '11 at 10:39
1
@Guffa: True, history is the key to English spelling v. pronunciation.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 15:47
|
show 4 more comments
@Jasper Loy: Thanks. I have a hard time getting that right. It doesn't help that pronounce and pronunciation are spelled differently either...
– Guffa
Jan 24 '11 at 2:24
1
@Guffa: Pronounce and pronunciation are pronounced differently, too. english.stackexchange.com/questions/5732
– Jon Purdy
Jan 24 '11 at 2:41
Hmm, this could be the cause, but it looks doubtful to me. Would this distinction have survived the various transliterations and borrowings through Latin, etc? There are other th 's that are pronounced like t 's, such as Thames: perhaps they have a similar background.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 3:41
2
According to the wikipedia link you give, the pronunciation has been influenced by the French one. This explanation seems more likely than the conservation of the Aramaic one
– Frédéric Grosshans
Jan 24 '11 at 10:39
1
@Guffa: True, history is the key to English spelling v. pronunciation.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 15:47
@Jasper Loy: Thanks. I have a hard time getting that right. It doesn't help that pronounce and pronunciation are spelled differently either...
– Guffa
Jan 24 '11 at 2:24
@Jasper Loy: Thanks. I have a hard time getting that right. It doesn't help that pronounce and pronunciation are spelled differently either...
– Guffa
Jan 24 '11 at 2:24
1
1
@Guffa: Pronounce and pronunciation are pronounced differently, too. english.stackexchange.com/questions/5732
– Jon Purdy
Jan 24 '11 at 2:41
@Guffa: Pronounce and pronunciation are pronounced differently, too. english.stackexchange.com/questions/5732
– Jon Purdy
Jan 24 '11 at 2:41
Hmm, this could be the cause, but it looks doubtful to me. Would this distinction have survived the various transliterations and borrowings through Latin, etc? There are other th 's that are pronounced like t 's, such as Thames: perhaps they have a similar background.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 3:41
Hmm, this could be the cause, but it looks doubtful to me. Would this distinction have survived the various transliterations and borrowings through Latin, etc? There are other th 's that are pronounced like t 's, such as Thames: perhaps they have a similar background.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 3:41
2
2
According to the wikipedia link you give, the pronunciation has been influenced by the French one. This explanation seems more likely than the conservation of the Aramaic one
– Frédéric Grosshans
Jan 24 '11 at 10:39
According to the wikipedia link you give, the pronunciation has been influenced by the French one. This explanation seems more likely than the conservation of the Aramaic one
– Frédéric Grosshans
Jan 24 '11 at 10:39
1
1
@Guffa: True, history is the key to English spelling v. pronunciation.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 15:47
@Guffa: True, history is the key to English spelling v. pronunciation.
– Cerberus
Jan 24 '11 at 15:47
|
show 4 more comments
Unfortunately, the rule is pretty much that you have to know how it it is pronounced for every single word in the English language that begins with th-. Especially for proper names.
Even then it won't help if you work with two women named Thalia, one of whom insists on her name being pronounced Talia and the other wants the lithpier version.
Oh, and by the way ... Theodore's nickname is Ted! And you thought English pronunciations ought to make sense. That's just ... adorable! :)
P.S. I'm not poking fun at you, but at our silly, unreasonable language.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
RobustoRobusto
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It's all good. I just wanted to keep the question short. Thanks for your insights!
– miku
Jan 24 '11 at 2:18
add a comment |
Unfortunately, the rule is pretty much that you have to know how it it is pronounced for every single word in the English language that begins with th-. Especially for proper names.
Even then it won't help if you work with two women named Thalia, one of whom insists on her name being pronounced Talia and the other wants the lithpier version.
Oh, and by the way ... Theodore's nickname is Ted! And you thought English pronunciations ought to make sense. That's just ... adorable! :)
P.S. I'm not poking fun at you, but at our silly, unreasonable language.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
RobustoRobusto
128k28303516
It's all good. I just wanted to keep the question short. Thanks for your insights!
– miku
Jan 24 '11 at 2:18
add a comment |
Unfortunately, the rule is pretty much that you have to know how it it is pronounced for every single word in the English language that begins with th-. Especially for proper names.
Even then it won't help if you work with two women named Thalia, one of whom insists on her name being pronounced Talia and the other wants the lithpier version.
Oh, and by the way ... Theodore's nickname is Ted! And you thought English pronunciations ought to make sense. That's just ... adorable! :)
P.S. I'm not poking fun at you, but at our silly, unreasonable language.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
RobustoRobusto
128k28303516
Unfortunately, the rule is pretty much that you have to know how it it is pronounced for every single word in the English language that begins with th-. Especially for proper names.
Even then it won't help if you work with two women named Thalia, one of whom insists on her name being pronounced Talia and the other wants the lithpier version.
Oh, and by the way ... Theodore's nickname is Ted! And you thought English pronunciations ought to make sense. That's just ... adorable! :)
P.S. I'm not poking fun at you, but at our silly, unreasonable language.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
RobustoRobusto
128k28303516
edited Jan 24 '11 at 1:39
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
RobustoRobusto
128k28303516
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
RobustoRobusto
128k28303516
answered Jan 24 '11 at 1:29
RobustoRobusto
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It's all good. I just wanted to keep the question short. Thanks for your insights!
– miku
Jan 24 '11 at 2:18
add a comment |
It's all good. I just wanted to keep the question short. Thanks for your insights!
– miku
Jan 24 '11 at 2:18
It's all good. I just wanted to keep the question short. Thanks for your insights!
– miku
Jan 24 '11 at 2:18
It's all good. I just wanted to keep the question short. Thanks for your insights!
– miku
Jan 24 '11 at 2:18
add a comment |
From the great poem on English pronunciation The Chaos:
The th will surely trouble you
More than r, ch or w.
Say then these phonetic gems:
Thomas, thyme, Theresa, Thames.
Thompson, Chatham, Waltham, Streatham,
There are more but I forget 'em-
Wait! I've got it: Anthony,
Lighten your anxiety.
It was actually written by a Dutch teacher of English.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
CerberusCerberus
54k2119206
add a comment |
From the great poem on English pronunciation The Chaos:
The th will surely trouble you
More than r, ch or w.
Say then these phonetic gems:
Thomas, thyme, Theresa, Thames.
Thompson, Chatham, Waltham, Streatham,
There are more but I forget 'em-
Wait! I've got it: Anthony,
Lighten your anxiety.
It was actually written by a Dutch teacher of English.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
CerberusCerberus
54k2119206
add a comment |
From the great poem on English pronunciation The Chaos:
The th will surely trouble you
More than r, ch or w.
Say then these phonetic gems:
Thomas, thyme, Theresa, Thames.
Thompson, Chatham, Waltham, Streatham,
There are more but I forget 'em-
Wait! I've got it: Anthony,
Lighten your anxiety.
It was actually written by a Dutch teacher of English.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
CerberusCerberus
54k2119206
From the great poem on English pronunciation The Chaos:
The th will surely trouble you
More than r, ch or w.
Say then these phonetic gems:
Thomas, thyme, Theresa, Thames.
Thompson, Chatham, Waltham, Streatham,
There are more but I forget 'em-
Wait! I've got it: Anthony,
Lighten your anxiety.
It was actually written by a Dutch teacher of English.
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
CerberusCerberus
54k2119206
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
CerberusCerberus
54k2119206
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
CerberusCerberus
54k2119206
answered Jan 24 '11 at 15:40
CerberusCerberus
54k2119206
54k2119206
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add a comment |
I once had an English trainer who taught us that proper nouns that start with Th should be pronounced with a silent h. Like Thomas = Tomas or Thailand = Tai-land. I don't know if it's really how it should be. I kind of adapted it but it doesn't really apply to all such words.
edited Jul 25 '13 at 18:20
James Waldby - jwpat7
62.3k1188182
answered Jul 25 '13 at 17:41
redcloverredclover
1
2
Yes for Thomas and Thailand. No for Theodore, Thelma and Thatcher.
– Peter Shor
Jul 25 '13 at 21:54
add a comment |
I once had an English trainer who taught us that proper nouns that start with Th should be pronounced with a silent h. Like Thomas = Tomas or Thailand = Tai-land. I don't know if it's really how it should be. I kind of adapted it but it doesn't really apply to all such words.
edited Jul 25 '13 at 18:20
James Waldby - jwpat7
62.3k1188182
answered Jul 25 '13 at 17:41
redcloverredclover
1
2
Yes for Thomas and Thailand. No for Theodore, Thelma and Thatcher.
– Peter Shor
Jul 25 '13 at 21:54
add a comment |
I once had an English trainer who taught us that proper nouns that start with Th should be pronounced with a silent h. Like Thomas = Tomas or Thailand = Tai-land. I don't know if it's really how it should be. I kind of adapted it but it doesn't really apply to all such words.
edited Jul 25 '13 at 18:20
James Waldby - jwpat7
62.3k1188182
answered Jul 25 '13 at 17:41
redcloverredclover
1
I once had an English trainer who taught us that proper nouns that start with Th should be pronounced with a silent h. Like Thomas = Tomas or Thailand = Tai-land. I don't know if it's really how it should be. I kind of adapted it but it doesn't really apply to all such words.
edited Jul 25 '13 at 18:20
James Waldby - jwpat7
62.3k1188182
answered Jul 25 '13 at 17:41
redcloverredclover
1
edited Jul 25 '13 at 18:20
James Waldby - jwpat7
62.3k1188182
edited Jul 25 '13 at 18:20
James Waldby - jwpat7
62.3k1188182
edited Jul 25 '13 at 18:20
James Waldby - jwpat7
62.3k1188182
62.3k1188182
answered Jul 25 '13 at 17:41
redcloverredclover
1
answered Jul 25 '13 at 17:41
redcloverredclover
1
answered Jul 25 '13 at 17:41
redcloverredclover
1
1
2
Yes for Thomas and Thailand. No for Theodore, Thelma and Thatcher.
– Peter Shor
Jul 25 '13 at 21:54
add a comment |
2
Yes for Thomas and Thailand. No for Theodore, Thelma and Thatcher.
– Peter Shor
Jul 25 '13 at 21:54
2
2
Yes for Thomas and Thailand. No for Theodore, Thelma and Thatcher.
– Peter Shor
Jul 25 '13 at 21:54
Yes for Thomas and Thailand. No for Theodore, Thelma and Thatcher.
– Peter Shor
Jul 25 '13 at 21:54
add a comment |
In Australia and the US over the last 30 years, the written language seems to have trumped traditional UK pronunciation.
Standard Aus. and US, in my experience, is 'th' fricative, like the 'th' in 'that'. Older UK speakers, on the other hand, seem to be sticking with a clear 'T' plosive pronunciation.
Note that shorter version used sometimes to be written 'Thom' but always, to my knowledge, pronounced 'Tom', with a clear plosive 'T'.
answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
Warsaw CormacWarsaw Cormac
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You are used to people using the sound of "th" in "that" in the name "Thomas"? That seems very strange to me.
– sumelic
May 29 '17 at 21:59
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In Australia and the US over the last 30 years, the written language seems to have trumped traditional UK pronunciation.
Standard Aus. and US, in my experience, is 'th' fricative, like the 'th' in 'that'. Older UK speakers, on the other hand, seem to be sticking with a clear 'T' plosive pronunciation.
Note that shorter version used sometimes to be written 'Thom' but always, to my knowledge, pronounced 'Tom', with a clear plosive 'T'.
answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
Warsaw CormacWarsaw Cormac
1
You are used to people using the sound of "th" in "that" in the name "Thomas"? That seems very strange to me.
– sumelic
May 29 '17 at 21:59
add a comment |
In Australia and the US over the last 30 years, the written language seems to have trumped traditional UK pronunciation.
Standard Aus. and US, in my experience, is 'th' fricative, like the 'th' in 'that'. Older UK speakers, on the other hand, seem to be sticking with a clear 'T' plosive pronunciation.
Note that shorter version used sometimes to be written 'Thom' but always, to my knowledge, pronounced 'Tom', with a clear plosive 'T'.
answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
Warsaw CormacWarsaw Cormac
1
In Australia and the US over the last 30 years, the written language seems to have trumped traditional UK pronunciation.
Standard Aus. and US, in my experience, is 'th' fricative, like the 'th' in 'that'. Older UK speakers, on the other hand, seem to be sticking with a clear 'T' plosive pronunciation.
Note that shorter version used sometimes to be written 'Thom' but always, to my knowledge, pronounced 'Tom', with a clear plosive 'T'.
answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
Warsaw CormacWarsaw Cormac
1
answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
Warsaw CormacWarsaw Cormac
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answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
Warsaw CormacWarsaw Cormac
1
answered May 29 '17 at 10:00
Warsaw CormacWarsaw Cormac
1
1
You are used to people using the sound of "th" in "that" in the name "Thomas"? That seems very strange to me.
– sumelic
May 29 '17 at 21:59
add a comment |
You are used to people using the sound of "th" in "that" in the name "Thomas"? That seems very strange to me.
– sumelic
May 29 '17 at 21:59
You are used to people using the sound of "th" in "that" in the name "Thomas"? That seems very strange to me.
– sumelic
May 29 '17 at 21:59
You are used to people using the sound of "th" in "that" in the name "Thomas"? That seems very strange to me.
– sumelic
May 29 '17 at 21:59
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The mispronunciation that drove me crazy when I lived in England was pronouncing the name 'Thor' with the 'h', it's pronouned like 'Thomas'!
I guess though it had something to do with the conversion of the runic spelling to Latin.
It's weird though, because in Scandinavia, the day of the week before Friday, is Torsdag and thunder is torden. In England they put an 'h' in and spell and pronounce it as Thursday.
Someone told me adding the 'h' common to the name Tor in Denmark, but, the 'h' is not pronounced, had something to do with the use of French in Denmark, when the'h' came into a lot of words.
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The mispronunciation that drove me crazy when I lived in England was pronouncing the name 'Thor' with the 'h', it's pronouned like 'Thomas'!
I guess though it had something to do with the conversion of the runic spelling to Latin.
It's weird though, because in Scandinavia, the day of the week before Friday, is Torsdag and thunder is torden. In England they put an 'h' in and spell and pronounce it as Thursday.
Someone told me adding the 'h' common to the name Tor in Denmark, but, the 'h' is not pronounced, had something to do with the use of French in Denmark, when the'h' came into a lot of words.
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The mispronunciation that drove me crazy when I lived in England was pronouncing the name 'Thor' with the 'h', it's pronouned like 'Thomas'!
I guess though it had something to do with the conversion of the runic spelling to Latin.
It's weird though, because in Scandinavia, the day of the week before Friday, is Torsdag and thunder is torden. In England they put an 'h' in and spell and pronounce it as Thursday.
Someone told me adding the 'h' common to the name Tor in Denmark, but, the 'h' is not pronounced, had something to do with the use of French in Denmark, when the'h' came into a lot of words.
answered 10 mins ago
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The mispronunciation that drove me crazy when I lived in England was pronouncing the name 'Thor' with the 'h', it's pronouned like 'Thomas'!
I guess though it had something to do with the conversion of the runic spelling to Latin.
It's weird though, because in Scandinavia, the day of the week before Friday, is Torsdag and thunder is torden. In England they put an 'h' in and spell and pronounce it as Thursday.
Someone told me adding the 'h' common to the name Tor in Denmark, but, the 'h' is not pronounced, had something to do with the use of French in Denmark, when the'h' came into a lot of words.
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I do not think the h is silent in Thomas or Thailand. I hear a definite aspiration after the t. H often serves to indicate an aspiration after a consonant.
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Mar 9 '16 at 16:13