The How Do You Pronounce thread

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The discussion focuses on the pronunciation of the word "ether," with participants debating whether it should be pronounced as "ee thur" or "eh thur." Various pronunciations are explored, including "eethur," "neethur," and "nythur," with some contributors noting regional variations. The conversation expands to include multilingual perspectives, highlighting how pronunciation differs in Dutch and French, where phonetic rules alter the sounds of vowels. Overall, the thread emphasizes the complexities and variations in pronouncing "ether" across different languages and dialects.

Jul 21, 2003

brum

the "How Do You Pronounce... " thread

I'll start it off...

"ether"

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

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Jul 21, 2003

Zantra

eethur I thought?

neethur or nythur?

Jul 21, 2003

brum

neither = nee thur , only occasionally ny thur

Jul 21, 2003

Monique

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In dutch:

-i-thur

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

so it tends to get confusing..

Jul 21, 2003

Zantra

ohh so we're doing multi-lingual now?

ok in french eh-there

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