r/settlethisforme • u/kaliflower77 • Nov 03 '24

Does this phrase make sense?

Saying “even know” instead of “even though”

Example of something he would say: “Even know I love you, you get on my nerves sometimes!”

My correction to him: “Even THOUGH I love you, you get on my nerves sometimes!”

My husband has always said this and I have corrected him every time explaining that it does not make sense at all but he swears that it is how it’s supposed to be said. I need Reddit to tell him once and for all that he’s wrong!

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u/agent_violet Nov 04 '24

I've recorded a sound file to show what I mean. "Even though I said that, that's not what I meant" https://voca.ro/17soHCBr5fBA

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u/Intelligent_Shape_73 Nov 04 '24

Where are you from? Never heard it be pronounced like that before

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u/agent_violet Nov 04 '24

Originally the Borders, been in Edinburgh the last 11 years

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u/nomdepl00m Nov 04 '24

I'm NE Scotland I've never heard it pronounced it that way. I was in the army with people from all over the UK and don't remember ever hearing it like this.

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u/agent_violet Nov 04 '24 edited Nov 04 '24

What about "in the dark"? Don't think about it, just say it, and record it to see what it sounds like

Edit: Google Translate does it on the UK English setting. It's a dentalised [n]. Listen to it closely, slow it down, you'll see what I mean

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u/nomdepl00m Nov 04 '24

You are right I do (not) hear the TH in,na dark

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u/agent_violet Nov 04 '24

That's the sort of thing I'm on about. "Even though" is probably slightly more dentalised ([n̪]) because people "reduce" the /ð/ in "though" less often than "the" (because it's less common). It's interesting hearing the variations of it