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Old 11-Apr-2005, 13:50
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Default How should we pronounce this word in this poem?

I learned the following Christina Rossetti's poem when I was young.
That was my first and last poem I tried to memorize.
Now I am very old and senile so I can't remember how I used to pronounce the word 'neither'.
I am sure, well maybe, that the teacher from UK told us one is better than the other.
Which is better, [nither] or [neether]?
(Where can we get phonetic symbols?)

―THE WIND―

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you;
But when the leave hang trembling
The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I;
But when the tree bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.

I would like to teach this poem to my students.
I wish someone will help me.
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