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Charles Harrington Elster

Charles Harrington Elster
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Charles Harrington Elster

Charles Harrington Elster is the author of The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations, Verbal Advantage, and other books about words. He is a guest contributor to The New York Times Magazine's "On Language" column and has been a commentator on hundreds of radio shows.

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Introduction from There's a Word for It (Revised Edition)
Jan 29, 2009
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Buck's English: 'Thee' before consonants, 'thuh' before vowels
NewsOK.com, November 22, 2011
...before a consonant. Merriam Webster's recommends “thuh” before a vowel, “thee” before a consonant. Buck turned to Charles Harrington Elster, pronunciation editor of Black's Law Dictionary and writer of “The Big Book of Beastly...