Guest guest Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Ok, what about this word? either: is it EETHER or ither or Yther or Ither? it is pronounced both ways. so I imagine so is other words, including our very own disease. rhetorvic wrote: Okay all you diabetes experts, scholars, old hands and otherwise knowledgeable types: What is the correct pronunciation of our malady? Diabeeteez or Diabeetis My place of work includes various medical-type personnel, and I noticed that they seem to prefer the first pronunciation, whereas the average joe/joette on the street goes for the latter. What say ye all? vicky Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Tomato, tomahto, potato, potahto -- can I call the whole diabetes thing off now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 What is the correct pronunciation of our malady? > > Diabeeteez> > or> > Diabeetis yourdictionary.com pronounces it the second way: http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/pron/D0191600.wav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 I say it the second way and my mom says it the first and it drives me nuts.:-) sus Sounds like? Okay all you diabetes experts, scholars, old hands and otherwise knowledgeable types: What is the correct pronunciation of our malady? Diabeeteez or Diabeetis My place of work includes various medical-type personnel, and I noticed that they seem to prefer the first pronunciation, whereas the average joe/joette on the street goes for the latter. What say ye all? vicky Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Or, in the words of the old song: PoTAYto, poTAto To MAYto,toMAto-- Let's call the whole thing off! Re: Sounds like? Ok, what about this word? either: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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