Its how?

joginda · (#1 (**permalink**))

Its how there seems to be a difficulty in telling the difference in the use of the word "this" and "these"? I've even seen the mistake being made by Kenyan journalists...que pasa?

chemical · (#2 (**permalink**))

Its pronunciation you guy....this is pronounced these... so when we write what we hear in our minds it comes out thus..."woz o these?".....(what's all this?) ama "this people!!" Its how we do, my guy LOL!

chotadipo · (#3 (**permalink**))

>Its pronunciation you guy....this is pronounced these... so
>when we write what we hear in our minds it comes out
>thus..."woz o these?".....(what's all this?) ama "this
>people!!" Its how we do, my guy LOL!

Super liar, if your pronounciation teacher did not teach you how to differentiate the two, then ka hivyo hivyo na mungu akubariki.

This - The 'Th' is short same as for the 'i'. The 's' is pronounced as it is. Emphasis is on the singularity

These - the 'Th' drags more than the same in 'this' to empahsis the plurality, the 's' sounds close to 'z'

chemical · (#4 (**permalink**))

probo with having antinyita for lunch...I refer to our kenyan accent when i say "Its how we do, my guy LOL!" but since i have to spend an extra moment with the slow ones...you will find that..

a word is divided into syllables, thats how you pronounce it...and both those words are mono-syllabic words...

lmao @ chotadipo claiming to pronounce fractions of syllables...hahahaha

get hooked on phonetics my guy, "this" guys might help you http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/ LOL!

luka · (#5 (**permalink**))

The link below should settle "thiz ka pointless argument" :):

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/this

chemical · (#6 (**permalink**))

we know what it means and how its pronounced. joginda asked why kenyans confuse the two words when writing....and even in speech.

joginda · (#7 (**permalink**))

Speaking of journalists... cheki this paragraph from todays pulse in the Standard

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"As much as we have been headlining shows, I must admit that we have not made money as perceived by the public and portrayed by some section of the media," he says. "All we have is a vast local and international profile and we are yet to earn meaningfully income from THIS shows."

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full article here
http://www.eastandard.net/mag/mag.ph...6940&catid=123

chemical · (#8 (**permalink**))

and our very own cookie in his "calling it quits" thread...

who told you i'm talking about acquaintances. this are people i hang out with.

:D

Wantai · (#9 (**permalink**))

>and our very own cookie in his "calling it quits" thread...
>
>who told you i'm talking about acquaintances. this are people
>i hang out with.
>
>:D

lol @ joginda and chemical, documented evidence! :)

If I even attempt to say anything, Mitchie Mitch will tokea hapa from nowhere and claim I am doing too much critiques on people's posts and threads as if I am a P1 teacher. So no sweat this time around.

mugithimadness · (#10 (**permalink**))

This english lessons are making me sick....these is ridiculous...somebody please make them stop! English 101 anyone? Atleast we know it's not ebonics ama? Araa!

MM