Talk:eight
Latest comment: 16 years ago by 82.17.241.68 in topic Pronunciation
Etymology edit
It was noted to editors, in the etymological dictionary that has been excised from Wikipedia, that this word is not of Tamil origin. Uncle G 11:27, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Pronunciation edit
It isn't pronounced like that everywhere. "Eit" is not the common pronunciation for the Northern Irish Dialect, it's more like the diphthong in mate ("i(as in meet)-i(as in it)t basically.
Some Britsh dialects also use "ait" instead. 82.17.241.68 13:34, 24 June 2007 (UTC)