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Hi
eisha or eija ?
Which is AmE and BrE?
Thanks

[2010]

Hi
eisha or eija ?
Which is AmE and BrE?
Thanks

====Not a teacher====

As far as I know, the right pronunciation is with the "Z" sound, irrespective of the accent.

ā'zhə, ā'shə

Even better: ey-zhuh

Refer the link: Asia | Define Asia at Dictionary.com

[euncu]

According to PhoTransEdit 1.5;

BrE -- ˈeɪʤə
AME --ˈeɪʒə

But according to Collins English Dictionary (via Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary), it is pronunciated as ˈeɪʃə and ˈeɪʒə, which are the only versions I have heard 'til now.
( ʃ-shine / ʒ - genre)

[johnmattrick]

I would pronounce it ˈeɪʒə
That's the only way I've heard so far also.

[Raymott]

According to PhoTransEdit 1.5;

BrE -- ˈeɪʤə
AME --ˈeɪʒə

But according to Collins English Dictionary (via Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary), it is pronunciated as ˈeɪʃə and ˈeɪʒə, which are the only versions I have heard 'til now.
( ʃ-shine / ʒ - genre)

Strange.I'm sure most Brits would say /ˈeɪʒə/ as most other native speakers do. /ˈeɪʃə/ isn't so common. I've heard some hypercorrect people saying /eIzia/.
I've never heard /ˈeɪʤə/, and can't understand how that sound would come about.