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Hi everyone,
I have two questions about the 'th' sound.
First, I was taught to say the 'th' sound, both voiced and unvoiced, by 1)sticking my tongue out (so that I can see my tongue when I look at the mirror) and 2)exhausting air. I notice this movement when people say words such as there, that, then, think, thing, thank etc. However, I do not see such movement when people say words such as something, anything, month, both, with, etc, which the 'th' is placed in the middle or at the end of the word. So I am wondering, do we handle the 'th' differently when the 'th' is in different position?
Second, I want to know if I need to make my mouth a bit rounder when saying the 'th' sound? As I see some native speakers (not many though) will make their mouths a bit rounder, like the shape they do when they are going to blow out candles.
Thanks