Hi eisha or eija ? Which is AmE and BrE? Thanks
Over the top Member Joined Jul 8, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Saudi Arabia Current Location Saudi Arabia Jul 1, 2010 #1 Hi eisha or eija ? Which is AmE and BrE? Thanks
2010 Member Joined May 29, 2010 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country India Current Location India Jul 1, 2010 #2 Over the top said: Hi eisha or eija ? Which is AmE and BrE? Thanks Click to expand... ====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
Over the top said: Hi eisha or eija ? Which is AmE and BrE? Thanks Click to expand... ====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 Senior Member Joined Aug 22, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language Turkish Home Country Turkey Current Location Turkey Jul 1, 2010 #3 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)
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)
J johnmattrick Member Joined Jul 1, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Jul 1, 2010 #4 I would pronounce it ˈeɪʒə That's the only way I've heard so far also.
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Jul 1, 2010 #5 euncu said: 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) Click to expand... 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.
euncu said: 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) Click to expand... 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.