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22-06-2019, 10:15 AM
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May has just reminded me...

How do you say either and neither?!

I pronounce them like ee-ther
Not eye-ther

What about you?
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22-06-2019, 10:22 AM
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Re: May has just reminded me...

Originally Posted by Rhian ->
How do you say either and neither?!

I pronounce them like ee-ther
Not eye-ther

What about you?
Reminds me of a song, Rhian, "Let's call the whole thing off (OFF?)"

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22-06-2019, 10:24 AM
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I say eyether and neyether - I thought the 'other' version was american?
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22-06-2019, 10:34 AM
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As long as I can remember, both forms of pronunciation are valid.

I chop and change between them, for no particular reason!


In some dialects, it's pronounced eh-ther!
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22-06-2019, 10:36 AM
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Re: May has just reminded me...

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
I say eyether and neyether - I thought the 'other' version was american?
I thought yours was the Amefican way Tabs!

Do you say Barth too?
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22-06-2019, 10:43 AM
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Re: May has just reminded me...

Eether and neether
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22-06-2019, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Lion Queen ->
Eether and neether


Proper English like what it is spoke.
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22-06-2019, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
I say eyether and neyether - I thought the 'other' version was american?
Same here Tabby!
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22-06-2019, 11:43 AM
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I thought, l knew which way l normally pronounce the two words but thinking about the words. I wasn’t sure.

I have now thought about them in a fresh mind and l say,

eyether and nyether
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22-06-2019, 12:08 PM
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I say eyether and nyther
 
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