How do you pronouce "sixth?"

siks-ff-fth-huh   Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:41 pm GMT
or siksffth
Billy   Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:42 pm GMT
@ siks-ff-fth-huh ROFLMAO
Quintus   Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:47 pm GMT
>>the "th" is the sound used in the word "thin", not "the" or "this">>

I appreciate that, Billy, but after the "x" sound you will notice that it makes no difference. I was trying to give Nick a way to practice saying "sixth" and "sixths" without getting too complicated.
nick   Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:44 am GMT
I think I can say "siksffth" pretty good, is it common to say it this way?
Little Tadpole   Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:21 am GMT
The interesting thing is that one can notice vowel quality differences between sick, six, sixth and sixths. So the aural distinction does not come just from the final consonants, but it already happens at the vowel stage.
Quintus   Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:08 am GMT
True, Little Tadpole, very true, but Nick isn't quite ready for those niceties, is he ?- 'E wants to find a proper "manor" to speak Cockney in, 'e does.

Meanwhile, some regular mnemonical exercises like "six thin wafers" will have to suffice. (And I do hope he will look over the previous suggestions.)
@@!!!   Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:16 am GMT
How do you pronounce "sixth sucks"?
Quintus   Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:25 pm GMT
Why, the Number of the Beast of course : Sixth sucks cigs
Rollo Charlemagnesson   Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:17 pm GMT
Six sick cig sucking spics.



KEEP FRANCE WHITE GERMANIC!

KEEP ARABS AND THEIR SPANISH COUNSINS OUT!
nick   Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:47 pm GMT
all right, through practice, i think I got it. I say it like "siksth". thanks everyone.
Hark now hear!   Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:33 pm GMT
nick you maketh the wrong sixth.

Its not a 'siksth' pitch, but a 'siksffth' pitch.

You need to open your mind and harkholes man.

Down with mindwaxth and earwaxth!
nick   Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:18 pm GMT
man, I am totally lost now. "siksth" or "siksffth"?
English but only just   Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:32 pm GMT
Sixt is fine, it's how i say it..