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October 17, 2012 - As far as I know, he number of minimal pairs in English can be counted on one hand. "Thigh" and "thy" are the best example I'm aware of, and even there, contemporary English restricts "thy" to a limited set of contexts. It's for this reason that words like "with" can safely be pronounced either way without hindering communication.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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How to pronounce WITH in English
3 weeks ago - How to pronounce WITH. How to say WITH. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Learn more.
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pronunciation: with you | WordReference Forums
No. In 'with', the 'th' is pronounced like the 'th' in 'the', or 'these'. Click to expand... More on forum.wordreference.com
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August 25, 2017
"With" pronunciation
I usually say it the unvoiced way, but I'm sure that if someone said it the voiced way I wouldn't even notice! More on reddit.com
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fast speech rules - Pronunciation of "with" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
For me it's quite hard to pronounce with correctly, especially when I try to speak faster. For example, saying with sauce nearly breaks my tongue. Do you have any advice for me? Can I reduce the w... More on english.stackexchange.com
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American pronunciation of "with" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. Learn more about Teams ... What is the most common American way of pronouncing "with"? More on english.stackexchange.com
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Deep English
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How to Pronounce With
April 11, 2025 - The farmer used a withe to tie the bundles.
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pronunciation: with you | WordReference Forums
August 25, 2017 - Click to expand... No. In 'with', the 'th' is pronounced like the 'th' in 'the', or 'these'.
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r/EnglishLearning on Reddit: "With" pronunciation
April 22, 2023 -

I'm a native English speaker, but this seemed like the best place to ask this. Is it acceptable to pronounce with with the voiced th (wIð, in words like the) rather than the soft, unvoiced one (like in thought)?

I say it the soft way, but the voiced one doesn't sound wrong to me. I forget how it came up, but my friend was sure that the voiced one was objectively incorrect. Is it?

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1 week ago - This one is probably the most counter-intuitive English word to pronounce. Its correct pronunciation still has me bewildered, no matter how many times I’ve said it. However you think it’s pronounced - believe me, it isn’t. No, it’s not “drot.” It’s “draft.” As in “laugh,” but with a “t” at the end.
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In English, how do you pronounce the word 'with'? - Quora
Answer: It's a word that many non-native English speakers find difficult to pronounce. First the W. Pucker your lips as if you're about to kiss someone. Then blow instead of sucking. Now the I. Try and keep it short. It does.not rhyme with “cheese”. Now the TH.
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How to pronounce 'with'? I've noticed that many English speakers don't pronounce the 'th' in phrases like 'with someone', 'with me', etc. Can I do that too, or is it wrong - Quora
Answer (1 of 26): It's wrong, but in certain regional subdialects it is common. In some places you will find that the “t” and “th” sounds at the end of the word are replaced with a glottal stop, for example wi’, in place of with and bi’ in place of bit.
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How to Pronounce WITH in American English | ELSA Speak
Top 10 most challenging English words. Can you pronounce them? Albeit · Chaos · Colonel · Choir · Epitome · Gauge · Mischievous · Nauseous · Thorough · Worcestershire · with · [wɪθ ] Definition: In the company or presence of someone or something.
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Sounds American
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Who pronounces the word "with" correctly, Brits or Americans?
Most Americans pronounce the word "with" with the voiceless 'TH' sound, and only some use the voiced. Interestingly enough, it's the other way around in British English. So, which is the right way to pronounce "with" and why?
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In "General American" the pronunciation varies depending on the letter that follows:

In front of consonants, it usually sounds like wɪθ: "go with (wɪθ) Nancy"

with the possible exception of "L", where it usually sounds closer to wɪð: "go with (wɪð) Linda"

In front of vowels, it's usually wɪð: "go with (wɪð) Adam"

I can't speak for any of the various regional accents or dialects, but where I live the regional speech patterns tend to emphasize consonants, so it frequently comes out as wɪð when speaking slowly. But if they're talking normal to fast, they still tend to revert to the above rules.

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(i). This picture provides an answer for 4). AmE stands for General American, BrE for British RP.

Source: "J C Wells, Longman English Pronunciation Dictionary, New Edition"

(ii). For 1), let's consider a native speaker A chooses the voiced /ð/ instead of voiceless /θ/ for <with>, then A can also very likely to pronounce <with> using /θ/. Why is that? Because in English a voiced consonant (or lenis consonant to be more precise) is frequently devoiced (e.g. it sits right before a voiceless consonant (this phenomenon is called energy assimilation), or it's before a pause (if it's at end of sentence, for example), or it's after a pause (at the beginning of speech, for example)), except in some special environments (e.g. the sound is trapped between two voiced consonants or vowels or between a voiced consonant and vowel). On other hand, if a native speaker B chooses /θ/, he will definitely stick with it for the rest of his life (except some special "affected" occasions, for example, where B tries to be like A). Why is that? Because in English, energy assimilation doesn't apply for the case where a voiced consonant turns an adjacent voiceless consonant into voiced one.

(iii). 2) is answered by (ii) already.

(iv). 3) is answered by the combination of (i) and (ii).

Notes:

  • I'm not American.
  • Most of what I wrote here can be found in "B. Collins et al.,Practical English Phonetics and Phonology, Routledge" or "J C Wells, Longman English Pronunciation Dictionary, New Edition".
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Get Pronounce
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How to pronounce "with"
... To pronounce 'with' correctly, focus on the 'th' sound: place your tongue just behind your teeth, letting air pass through. You can practice by listening to native speakers in short phrases, for example “with me” or “with you,” and ...
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