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

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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

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

Raymott

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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.


 
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