[General] How do you pronounce "Diaper"?

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Hi Everyone,

How do you pronounce "Diaper"? [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot] [FONT=&quot]ˈdaɪ[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ə[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]p[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ə[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT] or [/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot] [FONT=&quot]ˈdaɪ[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]p[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ə[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] ?[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]

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EngFan
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Where I live (Eastern Canada) and I believe throughout North America we say [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ˈdaɪ[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]p[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ə[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
 
Both are possible.
Dictionaries disagree on which one is more common, though I've mostly heard /daɪpɚ/.
 
Hi Everyone,

How do you pronounce "Diaper"? [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot] [FONT=&quot]ˈdaɪ[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ə[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]p[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ə[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT] or [/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot] [FONT=&quot]ˈdaɪ[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]p[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]ə[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] ?[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]

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EngFan
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both r interchangeable.i'd pronounce it dɑɪpər
 
[STRIKE]b[/STRIKE]Both are interchangeable. [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE]I'd pronounce it /dɑɪpər/.
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We tend to say either

They are interchangeable.......oor
Both are possible.
 
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