Renege pronunciation

[nq:1]I've just heard the doyennissimo of BBC newsreaders, Peter Donaldson, pronounce "renege" to rhyme with "league" rather than "Hague". When I consult NSOED I find to my surprise that it's the first of the two pronunciations given.[/nq]
While the first pronunciation at M-W, as I'd expect, rhymes with "leg" and "beg".
Their other two suggestions rhyme with "plague" and "big". No "league"

[nq:2]I've just heard the doyennissimo of BBC newsreaders, Peter Donaldson, ... surprise that it's the first of the two pronunciations given.[/nq]
[nq:1]While the first pronunciation at M-W, as I'd expect, rhymes with "leg" and "beg". Their other two suggestions rhyme with "plague" and "big". No "league".[/nq]
First time I ever heard it used was during a card game. Pronunced as "r&n'nig".

[nq:2]I've just heard the doyennissimo of BBC newsreaders, Peter Donaldson, ... surprise that it's the first of the two pronunciations given.[/nq]
[nq:1]While the first pronunciation at M-W, as I'd expect, rhymes with "leg" and "beg".[/nq]
That's how I'd pronounce it, too. Maybe Swan is right, and I *am* American.
[nq:1]Their other two suggestions rhyme with "plague" and "big". No "lea

How 'bout those AmE speakers who rhyme "egg" with "vague"?

[nq:2]That's how I'd pronounce it, too. Maybe Swan is right, and I *am* American. I don't ever recall hearing any pronunciation other than /r@n'Eg/[/nq]
[nq:1]How 'bout those AmE speakers who rhyme "egg" with "vague"?[/nq]
Or make it into two syllables.

[nq:1]I've just heard the doyennissimo of BBC newsreaders, Peter Donaldson, pronounce "renege" to rhyme with "league" rather than "Hague". When I consult NSOED I find to my surprise that it's the first of the two pronunciations given.[/nq]
It doesn't give mine then I pronounce it to rhyme with "leg" or "beg".

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa

I've always heard it rhyming with 'rig'. Guess I'm just a renigger.

dg (domain=ccwebster)

[nq:2]I don't ever recall hearing any pronunciation other than /r@n'Eg/[/nq]
[nq:1]I've always heard it rhyming with 'rig'. Guess I'm just a renigger.[/nq]
That's how it is pronounced around here. Otherwise we couldn't tell the racial joke involving a shift change at the car wash.

Don
Kansas City

[nq:2]I've always heard it rhyming with 'rig'. Guess I'm just a renigger.[/nq]
[nq:1]That's how it is pronounced around here. Otherwise we couldn't tell the racial joke involving a shift change at the car wash.[/nq]
I just heard a reporter (I missed the name, but he had an English accent and was reporting from Pakistan) on "Morning Edition" on WNYC, who pronounced "renege" with the 'g' as

Mark Barratt (Email Removed) abed, re: 'renege':
[nq:1]I don't ever recall hearing any pronunciation other than /r@n'Eg/[/nq]
I've always pronounced it /rij'nEg/.
Michael Hamm
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