[Totton Linnet]

Originally Posted by Angel4Truth

You speak English very well spitfire, i would have never guessed it wasnt your natural language.

But can she pronounce TH....Spit?....."dzuh" is not accepted.

I had a LOT of fun once teaching a German boy to pronounce th, it is certainly hard when you are hysterical with laughter.

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by Totton Linnet

But can she pronounce TH....Spit?....."dzuh" is not accepted.

I can if I put the tip of my tongue between my teeth. I can do ð but not θ with my tongue actually behind my upper teeth.

[Lighthouse]

Originally Posted by zoo22

Spitfire: Trad's question is specifically regarding the language of love.

Discussion of any other language, while it may be interesting, is a diversion.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I can if I put the tip of my tongue between my teeth. I can do ð but not θ with my tongue actually behind my upper teeth.

Record yourself saying, "This, that and the other thing," and post it.

[Totton Linnet]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I can if I put the tip of my tongue between my teeth. I can do ð but not θ with my tongue actually behind my upper teeth.

Hee I love it, this is exactly what had us roaring with laughter, German people who have lived for years in England and who speaks loads better english than me yet betray themselves on this one.

Well I taught him, the trick is to place the tip of the tongue ON the top teeth and suddenly pull it away, for instance say S pulling the tongue away at the ss and you will have ETH now use the TH to open the required word. This, that, thither etc

It sounds as though you've got it anyway