Quinn C
2018-05-10 22:23:38 UTC
I had to take a course at my company that included listening to a
recorded speaker, presumably a professional. After a few repetitions,
the talk of "eelectronic records" etc. got on my nerves.
To my surprise, my preferred pronunciation, with an /E/ at the
beginning, isn't even an option in most US dictionaries. I have no
issue with /I/, which I hear regularly. /i:/ is listed by some
dictionaries but not others.
In this specific case, it might be a misinterpretation of her accent by
me, as I also heard her say "eessential". And it may only be her,
somewhat artificial, professional reading voice. Some other words were
strangely over-articulated at the end.
recorded speaker, presumably a professional. After a few repetitions,
the talk of "eelectronic records" etc. got on my nerves.
To my surprise, my preferred pronunciation, with an /E/ at the
beginning, isn't even an option in most US dictionaries. I have no
issue with /I/, which I hear regularly. /i:/ is listed by some
dictionaries but not others.
In this specific case, it might be a misinterpretation of her accent by
me, as I also heard her say "eessential". And it may only be her,
somewhat artificial, professional reading voice. Some other words were
strangely over-articulated at the end.
--
The need of a personal pronoun of the singular number and common
gender is so desperate, urgent, imperative, that ... it should long
since have grown on our speech -- The Atlantic Monthly (1878)
The need of a personal pronoun of the singular number and common
gender is so desperate, urgent, imperative, that ... it should long
since have grown on our speech -- The Atlantic Monthly (1878)