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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair for all of them except leisure, where the ei doesn't rhyme with me but with fair.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Most of the US dictionaries (MW, Collins, Am Heritage, etc) list the ei as rhyming with me as the first pronunciation. Might be different for you regionally or in other countries though.