When I was first going out with Johnny, I couldn't believe he pronounced th- words without the h. Through was true, thing was ting. It sounded so ignorant to my midwestern ear. I gave him a hard time about it & eventually he flew right. Then I met his immigrant mother & realized it wasn't a mistake, it was Irish. Now he swings between both pronunciations. If he's awake it's more likely to be through & half asleep, true. And now I'm charmed by that throwback to his roots. I'm telling everyone else because I don't want to make him self-conscious again.
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