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Originally Posted by sallie Dear Teachers,
How do you say the word "year(s)" with "this" or "these" or "those" before it? I heard some people say like "this shear"... but can we say " this sear" instead?
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"This" is pronounced with short [i]
"These" is pronounced with long i [i:]
A dictionary can be of help if you know the phonetic alphabet
"this sear"- you mean the first word is pronounced with an "sh" at the end :thish year; well, I`ve heard this kind of pronunciation but I wouldn`t use it because it sounds odd and, most important of all, it is not correct.
I hope it helps you.
All the best,