Hi, Alexander!  Awhile ago you wrote in a message to Dallas Hinton:

DH>  The word "the" is an article and is correctly used in 
DH>  your example. It is sometimes pronounced as "thee" when 
DH>  before a vowel but the spelling doesn't change.

AK>  It seems to me I heard somewhere that in the US when a 
AK>  person wants to emphasise the statement he uses "thee" 
AK>  even when a Canadian does not. ;-) 

    
           So I reckon.  As Canadians we understand British & American English
... but speak our own peculiar blend of the two.

           If you want to know what we'd say, I'm glad you specified that.  If you want to know what Americans say, we usually know how to find out.  You may need to give us a hint re which dialect you're using, though, as you did.  :-Q




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