How do you pronounce the "the" word? Hey guys, recently I get into trouble with the pronunciation of "the", when it before the letter U. For instance, "the union", should I pronounce it like thuh(ðə), or thee(ðiː )? Could you help me to figure it out? Thanks!

What does it refer to? Hello there! I am so confused about a sentence. Please help me, thank you!

Here it is : ( in 1994) Within minutes, News reports confirmed that Los Angeles San Fernando Valley had taken a direct hit from an earthquake comparable in size to the damaging 1972 San Fernando earthquake. The LATTER event became ...

The 'LATTER' refers to the 1994 earthquake or the 1974 one?According to the timeline, it should be refer to 1994 one, but if according to the text, it should be the 1972 earthquake

What dose this sentence mean? Hey guys, I can't understand the following sentence. Plz help me!

... Barristan Selmy, who had won his first two tilts against men thirty and forty years his junior.

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( The whole sentence is "He overthrew Ser Andar Royce and the Marchar Lord Bryce Caron as easily as riding at rings and then took a hard-fought match from white-haired Barristan Selmy, who had won his first two tilts against men thirty and forty years his junior." )

Could you please explain these words? Hello guys! There're two words in sentences I don't understand. Help me please!

"If you are a politician and you want to get elected, what do you need ? Tasty sound bites. Logical presentation be damned."

What are the meaning of 'bites' and 'damned' above?

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Could anyone explain this sentence please ? "Napster has outraged everyone connected with the record business, from artists whose creative work was being hijacked to the Recording Industry Association of America , which brought a lawsuit seeking an injunction aimed at ending Napster's brief, if notorious life."

What does the word "brief" mean and "if notorious life."

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Are these two words' last syllables the same? Hey guys! could you please tell me if the last syllables of these two words 'middle' and 'window' are pronounced the same? Thank you in advance.

Absolute structure I watching the parade, my wallet was stolen. (absolute structure) Is this sentence correct ?

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Sentences 1. Jim swimming at the lake, a rock cut Jim's foot.

2. swimming at the lake, Jim cut cut his foot on a rock.

3. When Jim was swimming at the lake, a rock cut his foot.

Are these sentences above all correct ?

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How to correct dangling modifiers? e.g. Swimming at the lake, a rock cut Jim's foot.

1. Jim swimming at the lake, a rock cut Jim's foot.

2. swimming at the lake, Jim cut cut his foot on a rock.

3. When Jim was swimming at the lake, a rock cut his foot.

Are these corrections above all fine?