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OK, I agree that we don't need no steenkin' roolz but -
over this side of the pond, the general practice, even in 'street-talk', is that words starting with a vowel sound are preceded by 'thee' and all others by 'thuh.' That is not what your colourful example, above, shows (as Buff rightly says.)
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The "rule" I learned was "thee" before a vowel, "thuh" otherwise, with, of course, a few exceptions. (There are always exceptions...)
As RC says.
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OK, I agree that we don't need no steenkin' roolz but -
over this side of the pond, the general practice, even in 'street-talk', is that words starting with a vowel sound are preceded by 'thee' and all others by 'thuh.' That is not what your colourful example, above, shows (as Buff rightly says.) I've always subscribed to the same, except "thee" when used in emphasis: "That was the (thee) best dinner I've ever had".
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Well now boys, is not sectional diversity wonderful? How rigid are the (pronounced thuh) uh, arbitrary rules over in England and how richly is the (pronounced thee or thuh according to whim) English Language used here in the ever-evolving southern South. Here, you see, we drawl but conserve our words. Nuance, pitch, so forth, and et cetera are all incorporated into a mishmash of meanings and this is why our words are alive and yours are becoming dead. 
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how richly is the (pronounced thee or thuh according to whim) English Language used here in the ever-evolving southern South.
That's why the rest of the world some little once in a while has a hard time reading you.
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Maybe, Branshe. Or perhaps they are just stolid.  Jump Donald Trump you are slipping in the ratings Find a frump Donald Trump the ratings are abating Tryst her hire her Admire her fire her Hump Donald Trump the whole wide world is waiting HEIRESS - HEPCAT
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