Within

Funny Haha   Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:51 am GMT
How's the 'th' in 'within' pronounced?
Guest   Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:57 am GMT
It is voiced.
Funny Haha   Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:07 am GMT
I understand. But is it voiced as in "the" and "these" or as in "without?"
Estel   Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:53 pm GMT
The th in "the," "these," and "without" are the same for me.

So "within" and "without" have the same aspirated "th" like in "those"...

Make sense?
Westerner   Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:19 pm GMT
I disagree. 90% of the time I would use a voiceless th sound in within--the same th as in "thin".
curious   Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:00 pm GMT
90% of the time I would use a voiceless th sound in within--the same th as in "thin".

This probably occurs in the USA... not in England
upstater   Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:10 pm GMT
<<I disagree. 90% of the time I would use a voiceless th sound in within--the same th as in "thin". >>

I'd say well over 90% for me -- in fact I can't offhand think of anyplace I'd used a voiced "th" in "within".
Caspian   Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:12 pm GMT
Well, I can't think of any occasion where I would ever use an unvoiced 'th'. It is voiced, as in 'this', and 'the'.
Westerner   Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:22 pm GMT
So it seems as if it's usually voiceless in North America, and voiced in Britain.
Funny haha   Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:39 pm GMT
Thanks.
Can you provide a definition for the phrase "somebody's for the taking?"
CID   Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:46 pm GMT
I say it with both "th" sounds, depending on circumstances, but usually with the "th" in "tooth"