Week days pronuntiation - Confusing dictionary

[starhu]

Hello,

I have the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Windows program.

We have noticed that at the British pronunciation
sais:

Monday 'mʌndei
Tuesday 'tju:zdi, !!!!!!
Wednesday 'wenzdei
Thursday ˈθɜːzdei
Friday ˈfraɪdei
Saturday ˈsætədi !!!!!!
Sunday ˈsʌndei

I know that both pronunciations are correct ("di" and "dei") but
if I know well, one should not mix them like above.

I think when they (the Longman crew) recorded the sounds of the week maybe the person was different or he/she forgot the previous pronunciation.

However my father says that we should pronounce the day of the weeks just the way the Longman pronounces in the program - in mixed way. He says this can't be a mistake.

Which one is true?

Thank you in advance

Zsolt Csillag

[Mad-ox]

One of the best dictionaries, Macmillan, says: [dei] for each day of the week:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

It is always [dei].

(Szia, minden jot,)

Madox

[Casiopea]

It is always [dei].

Not always. From List of words of disputed pronunciation - D (phonetics are here List of words of disputed pronunciation: Information from Answers.com):

day in names of days of the week - (1) <di> (2) <dei>
Traditionally (1) is preferred, but in many areas (2) is preferred, especially when the word carries phrasal stress, so the difference is primarily regional.

[starhu]

Thanks for the answers, but my primary question was : Can I mix the two kind of pronunciations as in my first letter or not.

In other words:

Can I say 'mʌndei and 'tju:zdi ? (As I stated previously this was the case in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

I think if I recite the days I should either say 'mʌndei and 'tju:zdei Or 'mʌndi and 'tju:zdi.

[Mad-ox]

Hi,

I do not want to start a polemic but in both the Oxford and Macmillan dictionaries it always appears [dei]. However, even if in some regions it is accepted other pronounciations, too, you should never mix the types.

Madox