TH-stopping / fronting: life hacks for the TH sound + pronunciation of TH in American and British...
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You might not need the TH sound: Everything you didn't expect to know about TH:
0:00 Intro;
0:25 Why you don't have to stick your tongue between your teeth when pronouncing the th sound;
0:40 How to pronounce th in alternative ways + examples from native speakers:
0:44 Pronouncing th as /t/ or /d/ in an American English accent (th stopping);
1:01 Pronouncing th as /f/ or /v/ in British accents (th fronting): examples from Cockney and Northern England.
1:18 Can the th sound be read as /s/ or /z/, as in a Russian accent;
1:30 Lisping: Which English-speaking subculture pronounces the lisp th;
2:06 Strange pronunciation of "thank you" among English speakers;
2:27 Words where the "th" sound is always pronounced as /t/ in both British and American English;
2:44 Where to learn other pronunciation techniques.
Arnaud Tali