Some responses to Jacob’s calling out Harris for saying “thee” dailykos.com, and these are a couple of my favorites:
This is so, so funny to me
a) Imagine emphasizing “the” but still pronouncing it “thu.” Do it out loud
b) ah yes the French accent, wherein the definite article has a long E sound, as in “Lee Monde” and “Lee Tour Eiffel” https://t.co/qaayvuScPw— Jess Zimmerman (@j_zimms) November 12, 2021
“Some critics,” in my view, should:
a) know that “thé” in French is pronounced “tay” — as in “whew, Tay just dissed the bejesus out of Jake Gyllenhaal”;
b) be told “nique tes mères” — in which “tes” is also pronounced “tay.” https://t.co/pBh2hWR5si— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) November 12, 2021
megan thee stallion is a subset of critical theory that began with immanuel kant in the 1790s. it was a response to—and rejection of—the principles of the enlightenment and the age of reason upon which the american republic was founded. https://t.co/UWQfFpNOL9
— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) November 12, 2021