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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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