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How to pronounce ether in American English
“ether” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to ether the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “ether” in: all accents · British English (32 clips)
“ether” in real sentences — American speakers
29 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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That is not free, it does not appear out of the ether.
FEMA
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ether, or MTBE, while showering due to groundwater contamination from an underground storage tank.
CDC
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And so, there are certain things that just sort of become part of the ether.
NIH
Words that sound like “ether”
Words one sound away from ether — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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