t'

Pronunciation

 * prolongation of previous sound, or silent (with pause)

Etymology 1
From, from.

Article

 * 1)  Short for 'the' (mostly in speech)
 * 1)  Short for 'the' (mostly in speech)

Usage notes

 * Before a vowel, t’ is usually written and pronounced as if appended to the following word.
 * In He can't make up his mind if he wants one or t’other (= He can't make up his mind if he wants one or the other) t’other is pronounced as if spelled tother. Sometimes, especially after a consonant, it is pronounced as a glottal stop as below.
 * Before a consonant, t’ is pronounced as a glottal stop following the preceding word.
 * In I’m going down t’ road to see me mam ( = I’m going down the road to see my mother), down t’ is pronounced as down followed by a glottal stop.
 * t’ is sometimes not pronounced at all, having no glottal stop, resulting in a slight pause or lengthening of the preceding sound.
 * This still remains distinct from the form without a definite article: compare in t’ woods with in woods.
 * Speakers to whom the usage is not native sometimes pronounce it or, either deliberately in mockery or unconsciously in ignorance. However, t' is said when it is used for to the.

Etymology 2
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Pronoun

 * 1) Prevocalic
 * 2) Prevocalic

Usage notes
Commonly elides before a vowel, especially i and e.

Usage notes
Its use is optional when followed by a vowel sound, and connects to the next word directly without a space, i.e. both as one word and  as two words are correct.