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Maybe they pronounce it “ðə”, and they’re implying the schwa by default

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Makes sense like how you would say “B makes the bə sound” implying schwa. If “Ð makes the ðə sound” already, it can be substituted.

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Kinda, but also it’s a shorthand borrowed from similar spelling reforms, namely Shavian.

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