Why? Where did it originated?
Most times I've heard it from British people.
Most times I've heard it from British people.
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What the hell is "zee" instead of "the"
Why? Where did it originated?
Most times I've heard it from British people.
It was mentioned in Guy Ritchie's film "Snatch", too, when one of the characters was mocking the German accent. ("Protection from what? Zee Germans?")
It is also true what Dude says - it can be a French accent, too.
The French/German accent thing is the only ones I know of, but I'll add that it's just as common here in the United States. If you want to do a funny imitation of a Frenchman or a German, saying "zee" instead of "the" is all but obligatory. :)
- Kef
One will get [z@:] or [zi:] here for "the" in many cases where it follows a word which ends in /z/, simply as /D/ assimilates to the preceding /z/ rather readily. However, though, in interdental hardening here /D/ tends to harden more to [d_d] or [d] here.
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