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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
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0 I've heard this word pronounced by two different ways. I'd like to know how Americans speak it... 0-
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0 lee - zhure 02 br
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00 like the sound in bee, not in bet 02 br
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00 I'm sure there are American who say "leh-zhure" but not too many that I've heard. 0-
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00 like the sound in bee, not in bet 02 br
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00 I'm sure there are American who say "leh-zhure" but not too many that I've heard. 0-
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0 Thanks a lot!! 02 br
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00 I've just remembered, would this apply to "either" (with the sound like "I" or ee, just as in bee)?? 0-
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00 I've just remembered, would this apply to "either" (with the sound like "I" or ee, just as in bee)?? 0-
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0 A lot of inconsistency for 01 i 00 either 02 i 00 . More often, I say it with the I sound, but even so, I'll sometimes say ee. I think it's regional varation on this one. 0-
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0 Wow, this is such a difficult subject 05 0 02 br
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00 thanks! 010id 38
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00 A lot of inconsistency for either. More often, I say it with the I sound, but even so, I'll sometimes say ee. I think it's regional varation on this one. << 02 br
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00 I think that it's not so much region (in NAE), but rather idiolect that determines the pronunciation of "either". Most people use /iDr\=/, but some use /aIDr\=/ instead
00 A lot of inconsistency for either. More often, I say it with the I sound, but even so, I'll sometimes say ee. I think it's regional varation on this one. << 02 br
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00 I think that it's not so much region (in NAE), but rather idiolect that determines the pronunciation of "either". Most people use /iDr\=/, but some use /aIDr\=/ instead
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