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Not obligatory.

You could write the letter in French, or English.

But how do you pronounce the word?

eether or eyether.

Tomarto tomayto

Lets call the whole thing off.

(Its a song Yoong dont worry if you dont understand)

It's eyether, dadpad.

Neither nor, and either or.

Neether nor, and eyether or.

Trust me, I'm a teacher, or some ****.

Builder, you missed the point spectacularly! Or were you being ironic? Dadpad actually supplied the clue with his quotation from a well known Ira Gershwin song called "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off".

Either has two different pronunciations in modern English. The pronunciation "ee-ther" prevails in American English, and is the pronunciation of the majority of English speakers. The pronunciation "eye-ther" is associated with British English and Canadian English, but it is not universal in either place or in Australian English and other dialects that take their lead from British English, and it is also found in the U.S., especially in New England, although many Americans will regard it as an affectation.

Contrary to popular belief, the Gershwin song is not about Transatlantic differences in pronunciation, but about differences within the US between different social classes.