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Hkqq Posted 18 years ago
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0I don't know either. How to pronouce either, pronouce as "e"ther or "i"ther0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00Both pronunciations are used and are OK. 02br 02br 01b 01font 00You say either, I say either02br 00You say neither, I say neither02br 00either, either02br 00neither, neither02br 00Let's call the whole thing off02br 02br 00You like potatos, I like potatos02br 00You like tomatos, I like tomatos02br 00Potatos, potatos02br 00tomatos, tomatos02br 00Let's call the whole thing off02font 02b 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Both pronunciations are used and are OK.
  • 02br 02br 01b 01font 00You say either, I say either02br 00You say neither, I say neither02br 00either, either02br 00neither, neither02br 00Let's call the whole thing off02br 02br 00You like potatos, I like potatos02br 00You like tomatos, I like tomatos02br 00Potatos, potatos02br 00tomatos, tomatos02br 00Let's call the whole thing off02font 02b 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Both pronunciations are used and are OK. There is a famous song about two people who fall in love but think they should not get married because they pronounce these words, and others, differently.02br
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00Here are a few verses.02br
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01b01font00You say either, I say either02br
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0 Hi,02br
00I think the version with the E sound is much more common in the US, but I've occasionally heard the other too. 050010id1
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01cite10Clive12cite11b11font10You like potatos, I like potatos12br
10You like tomatos, I like tomatos12br
10Potatos, potatos12br
10tomatos, tomatos12br
10Let's call the whole thing off12font12b12br
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0Hi02br
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00Just to confirm: I was taught that the plural of 'tomato' and 'potato' are 'tomatoes' and 'potatoes'. Are 'tomatos' and 'potatos' AmE?0-
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0 Hi,02br
00it's -toes in AmE too, I believe. 050010id1
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0Hi Kooyeen02br
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00I feel so too, but so far nobody has confirmed what we believe in. As you and I are non-native speakers, we cannot be so sure.02br
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00Best wishes.02br
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00YL0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I agree with you, but I guess that was accepted spelling in 1937 when George Gerschwin wrote the song.02br
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00Clive0-
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0Thanks, Clive.02br
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00That reminds me that 'forty' was formerly spelled 'fourty'. 0-
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0Hi Yoong Liat,02br
00Just a little clean up for you...hope you don´t mind 05002br
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00You can´t use 00´the plural of....´00(which is a singular reference) and then give the example with a plural context (are)..the subject in your reference the 01b00Plural02b00 is singular.02br
00It should be..02br
00I w
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0Hi Bojangles 02br
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00Thanks for correcting my mistake.02br
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00I wrote: 01i00The plural of 'tomato' and 'potato' are 'tomatoes' and 'potatoes'.02i02br
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01b00You wrote: 01i00You can´t use 00´the plural of....´00(which is a singular reference) and then give the example with a plur
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