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The forum discussion centers on the pronunciation of the word "ether." Participants debate whether it is pronounced as "ee thur" or "eh thur," with variations including "eethur," "neethur," and "nythur." The discussion also touches on multilingual pronunciations, specifically noting Dutch and French influences on the word's pronunciation. The consensus leans towards "nee thur," with occasional variations based on language context.

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I'll start it off...

"ether"

is it "ee thur" or "eh thur"?

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eethur I thought?

neethur or nythur?
 
neither = nee thur , only occasionally ny thur
 
In dutch:

-i-thur

but in dutch the
a=e
e=i
i=y

so it tends to get confusing..
 
ohh so we're doing multi-lingual now?

ok in french eh-there
 

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