Do You Name Your Car?

[Desdichado]

like the 'th' of Goth whore, then. got it.

I see what you did there, but... no. Like the 'th' of the and this. Goth-whore has the same th as thin and thick. Also written sometimes as Þ or thorn. It's a totally different letter and sound.

Both are from runic Old Norse, Old English, and, obviously, some modern Scandinavian languages.

 

[Bullgrit]

Like the 'th' of the and this. Goth-whore has the same th as thin and thick. Also written sometimes as Þ or thorn. It's a totally different letter and sound.

Huh? The 'th' is pronounced differently in goth, the, this, thin, thick?

Bullgrit

 

[Dioltach]

Huh? The 'th' is pronounced differently in goth, the, this, thin, thick?

Bullgrit

Yup: it's voiced in "the" and "this", it's voiceless in "goth", "thin" and "thick". Basically it's the same difference as between B and P, D and T, Z and S.

 

[Scott DeWar]

ok, I see it. the and this has an almost imperceptible buzz to the sound where goth is soft.

 

[Zombie_Babies]

Huh? The 'th' is pronounced differently in goth, the, this, thin, thick?

Bullgrit

Yeah, I was a little surprised by this as well but after thinking about it a bit, I saw the difference. It's subtle and not something I think we really hear here in the States.

 

[Viking Bastard]

Don't know if it helps at all but 'ð' is sometimes written as 'dh' in English (but with a very soft 'd').

Þ is always at the start of a word while ð is always towards the end. It's like þ hitting the brakes.

 

[Scott DeWar]

You know, I hope I get to use this information someday.

On a side note, I had a Nissan Pathfinder I called The Pathfinder. Does that count?

 

[GMMichael]

Do you (name your car)?

What car?

 

[TarionzCousin]

On a side note, I had a Nissan Pathfinder I called The Pathfinder. Does that count?

No.

What car?

Did you lose your car again???

 

[Scrivener of Doom]

What car?

Dude, where's my car?