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by Mark_Book
5835 days ago
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Can someone tell me when did english people start pronouncing sixth with a k instead of an x. I've only noticed this phenomenon this decade.
It's almost as irritating as pronouncing 'three' as 'free' which at least has the merit of being easier to say |
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Free vs Three has been a constant battle for me. I found these extremely difficult to differentiate aurally and three very hard to make orally. This was a constant source of me being corrected throughout school.
British people can certainly tell the difference and I've learnt it well enough to make the difference in pronunciation and to hear it enough to teach it to my son and correct him - he doesn't appear to have my problem with it (he's in infant school).
Chav English and other dialects ignore the difference.