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Thread #124681   Message #2756486
Posted By: melodeonboy
31-Oct-09 - 08:14 AM
Thread Name: BS: American English usages taking over Brit
Subject: RE: BS: American English usages taking over Brit
"Great heavens! How do you pronounce "ate" and "eight"?"

I pronounce "ate" the same way that most British people did until very recently, and many, including myself, still do, i.e. to rhyme with "bet".

Both Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries indicate both pronunciations; the pronunciation that I use is indicated first in both.