It's pronounced like it's spelled: exit, as said: "ex-it;" NOT "egg-sit." Does anyone see the

[Redstone]

letter "g" anywhere in the word "exit?"

Redstone

[KamaAina]

1. The alternate pronunciation is more like "egg-zit"

Weird, I know, but then again, George Bernard Shaw once proposed that "fish" should be spelled "ghoti": 'gh' as in rough, 'o' as in women, and 'ti' as in ignition. :-)

[Redstone]

2. I was torn between the "s" or the "z." You're right about it.

Redstone

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. I didn't know eggs could sit.

Can they roll over too?

[HopeHoops]

4. I'm going to go with "egg-sit" on that one.

[Genevieve]

8. Well, all the dictionaries agree with you.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

exit

SYLLABICATION: ex·it
PRONUNCIATION: gzt, kst


(Looks like it's a regional thing, neither pronunciation means one is stupid.)

http://www.onelook.com/?w=exit&ls=a

[Gormy Cuss]

5. In my Southern Maine homeland, we said "three dimes" when we meant "three times"

One to ten times table, our style:

One time
Two times
Three dimes
Four dimes
Fie dimes
Six times
Seven times
Aye dimes
Nine times
Ten times

How's that for a weird localism?

[Redstone]

9. Well, it's New England. People eat "pudayduhs" there.

Redstone

[Wapsie B]

6. Just like orange is or-ange; not oynge.

[Redstone]

10. Nor is it "ornj."

Redstone

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Should be x=ks; but, sadly, due to ignorant people fucking up our language,

it appears that "egg-zit" has become an acceptable pronunciation.

In my opinion, it might be acceptable - but it certainly exposes who's the ignorant cousin-marryin' rube in the room.