British English speaker: for me, the two 'e's' have the same sound.
The boy The apple.
Though I do say 'thee end'
My Brother says 'barth', I say 'bath'.
British English speaker: for me, the two 'e's' have the same sound.
The boy The apple.
Though I do say 'thee end'
My Brother says 'barth', I say 'bath'.
Also native British. I would say "thee apple" would be by far the more common pronunciation in op's example but I probably wouldn't blink if someone said "thuh apple".