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Old 25-08-2008, 09:24 PM #1
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Default Nee-vuh or Ni-vuh?
When you say "neither" or "either", do you pronounce it with a long "e" sound or "i"?

Either way, let's call the whole thing off.
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I use both. Oops.

Nee-vuh

But

Eye-vuh.

I think LOL.
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Yeah, I use both.
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Neither
"Bath" or "Bar-th"?
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I don't want to make a separate topic for this, either:

Do you say "grass" with a harsh 'a' sound like in "maths"

or with a long 'a' sound like in "spa"?

Long a for me.
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"Bath" or "Bar-th"?
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I don't want to make a separate topic for this, either:

Do you say "grass" with a harsh 'a' sound like in "maths"

or with a long 'a' sound like in "spa"?

Long a for me.
I use both lol
I'd say "bath" but "bar-throom" lol
Some words I pronounce with a "r" lol and others without.
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I use both.


Dance or Da(r)nce?
Basil or Baysal.
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aguzta hozzie cozawa gippin

totally agree
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Nei [ as in an Eye ] ther [ as in a feather ].
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I just the hard 'a' in words like bath, path, grass.
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Why have you spelt it like that? I don't get it. I know it's meant to be phonetic, but I'm on about the 'vuh' .

But yeah, the 'ee' option for me anyway, and I don't know anyone who pronounces it the other way.
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Nee-dur

Or something like that,whats with the vuh?
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I say

Nee-thur
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Because neither/either is said with a "v" sound?
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Because neither/either is said with a "v" sound?
No, it's said with a 'th' sound.

I say 'nee-thur'
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I say Neye-Ther
I guess I'm posh

Or does that make me un-posh?
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Because neither/either is said with a "v" sound?
No, it's said with a 'th' sound.

I say 'nee-thur'
same, and I really did think everyone did!
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I am Scottish so I pronounce words normal.

Neether
Eeether
Bath (a soft a like the a in ass)
Grass (like the word ass)
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I would say Eitehr or Neither with a long "E" sound.
Most of my pronoucations are quite posh e.g Bar-th etc...
But I never say Par-sta. :S
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I would say Eitehr or Neither with a long "E" sound.
Most of my pronoucations are quite posh e.g Bar-th etc...
But I never say Par-sta. :S
Only Americans say "par-sta" and "prar-cess" Their language is like graffiti!
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Nee-dur

Or something like that,whats with the vuh?
Haha thats how I pronounce it aswell. Must be an Irish thing and either is similar as in

ee-dur
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