How to pronounce ether
Listen to ether in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“ether” in real sentences
505 clips in the index · 23 American · 32 British · 5 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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So when we talk about anesthesia ether, we mean diethyl ether.
CrashCourse · hear it here
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disappeared into the ether.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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The ether was an invention.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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of vanished into the ether.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
Why real speech
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