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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:05 PM
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Eight question about pronunciation
1. Either. Eether or eyether?

2. Neither. Neether or nyether?

3. Envelope. Ennvelope or awnvelope?

4. Tomato. Tomayto or tomahto?

5. Been. Benn or bean?

6. Route. Root or rout?

7. Data. Dayta or datta?

8. America. Amairica or Murika?
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:10 PM
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1. me I say
1) eether

2)neether

3)ennevelop

4)tomayto

5) more like bin

6) root

7) datta

8) america

lost
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:17 PM
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2. this is hurting my brain.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:21 PM
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5. It was about as far from Steve Irwin as I could get
Sorry about your brain. You should see a brain surgeon. This guy's good.
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:31 PM
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8. Crikey!
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:19 PM
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3. I wonder if we'll see a difference
depending on one's location?



eyether

nyether

awnvelope

Tomayto

B(i)nn

rout (though root does slip in once in a while)

datta

Amairica
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anarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:21 PM
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4. well, for that first one, either way is ok by me
:D
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:24 PM
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6. Answers
#1 and #2 can be different depending on circumstance.
3. Ennvelope
4. Tomayto
5. Benn
6. Root (though rarely it'll be rout)
7. dayta
8. Why do you hate it?
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:31 PM
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7. Mine...
Edited on Tue Sep-05-06 12:31 PM by deadparrot
1. Either. Eether or eyether? Both.

2. Neither. Neether or nyether? Both.

3. Envelope. Ennvelope or awnvelope? Both.

4. Tomato. Tomayto or tomahto? ToMAYto

5. Been. Benn or bean? Benn, though more like "bin."

6. Route. Root or rout? Both.

7. Data. Dayta or datta? DAYta

8. America. Amairica or Murika? Amairica, except when I'm mocking freepers.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 03:07 PM
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13. agree with all your answers, and, furthermore
I have never met anyone who seriously says "toe mah toe"
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 03:19 PM
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15. You need to go to some parties that contain Robyn Hitchcock
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miss_american_pie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 12:33 PM
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9. Eight answers
1. eyether
2. nyether
3. ennvelope
4. tomayto
5. bin
6. rout
7. dayta
8. Amairica
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 02:51 PM
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10. Okay
1. Either. Eether or eyether?
Either, but usually eyether.

2. Neither. Neether or nyether?
Same

3. Envelope. Ennvelope or awnvelope?
Ennvelope

4. Tomato. Tomayto or tomahto?
Tomayto.

5. Been. Benn or bean?
Benn

6. Route. Root or rout?
Root

7. Data. Dayta or datta?
Dayta

8. America. Amairica or Murika?
Mur'ka. :P
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 02:55 PM
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11. Hehe....
1. Eether
2. Neether
3. Ennvelope
4. Tomayto
5. Benn
6. Root
7. Dayta
8. Amairica
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 03:04 PM
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12. The First Choice For All But #6
I say ROWT, not ROOT. Everything else, i say the first choice.
The Professor
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 03:17 PM
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14. On all these questions, as usual, I follow my president's lead.
Nucular.
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-05-06 04:47 PM
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16. .
Eyether.

Neyether.

Depends - the noun is onvelope (stress on first syllable) the verb is ennvelope (stress on second syllable).

Tomahto.

Bean.

Root (the rout pronunciation is one of the things which most vexes me, especially in the phrase en route when it is inevitably joined with the "en" rather than "on" pronunciation).

Dayta.

Vespuccia ;) Amairica.
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