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Ayer Pronunciation
Ayer is pronounced EYE-er, IPA /ˈaɪɝ/.
EYE-er
US /ˈaɪɝ/
Syllables: EYE · er (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A surname, best known from the British philosopher A. J. Ayer, and also a town in Massachusetts.
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Ayer in a Sentence
- Ayer argued that statements without evidence are meaningless.
- The seminar spent a week on Ayer and the logical positivists.
- The line stops at Ayer before turning north.
Common Mispronunciations of Ayer
Not AIR
The name has two parts, the long i of eye followed by a weak er. It is not the single syllable of air.
Not AY-er
The first vowel is the long i of ice rather than the ay of day, despite the spelling.
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