When to Pronounce Neither?
And Either Too for That Matter. of the Two Pronunciations "(N)Eye-Ther" and "(N)Ee-Ther", Both Are Fine. the Cambridge Online Dictionary, for Example, Lists...
and either too for that matter. Of the two pronunciations "(n)eye-ther" and "(n)ee-ther", both are fine. The Cambridge Online Dictionary, for example, lists both pronunciations for both British and American English.
Is it pronounced Neether or neither?
Some times people pronounce neither (neether) or (nyther); the same case with either (eether) or (ither). However both spellings are correct but different pronounciations (in parenthesis).
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Why do people pronounce neither differently?
The idea is that saying EE, 'neither' or 'either' with the EE as in SHE vowel is American, and saying 'neither' or 'either' with the AI diphthong is the British pronunciation. There's not a British pronunciation and an American pronunciation when it comes to the vowel or diphthong sound in the stressed syllable.
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