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For instance, “There's that guy from the office” becomes “Dhere's dat guy from de office.”

” You don't necessarily want to use a hard “d” like in the famous Superfans Saturday Night Live sketch. You want the resulting sound to end up somewhere between how you would usually say a “th” and a “d.” The trick is in the placement of your tongue. With a regular “th” sound, your tongue is placed between your teeth as you begin saying it. With the Chicagoan “th,” your tongue starts behind your teeth, though make sure to still keep your teeth apart.