It's election day and you are representing the Lime Green Party of America. Name any state to grab its electoral votes and defeat the hated Periwinkle party.
The th refers to aspiration, as in the difference between the /tʰ/ in "top" versus the /t/ in "stop". Put your hand in front of your mouth and say "top stop top stop", you can feel the unwritten "h" in "top".
It's not referring to "th" (dental fricative) sound such as "thin"
It's not referring to "th" (dental fricative) sound such as "thin"