Trait vs "tray"

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Is trait pronounced "trait" or "tray"??

― Shane, Monday, 4 August 2003 08:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Trait.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 4 August 2003 08:57 (twenty-two years ago)

What next, role with a circumflex?

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 4 August 2003 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish English were like French and you only had to pronounce half the letters in a given word. Yes I'm that lazy.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 4 August 2003 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

It's called Australian.

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 4 August 2003 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Until you use your trait as a flat thing to carry drinks on, pronounce both Ts.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

two teas.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

So who deleted my answer to this? Check a fucking dictionary you tit. 'trei' is an alternate pronunciation.

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I need to get a Dictionary of Fucking.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:12 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=trait
and:
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0082936.html

Although these say that trei is the standard english usage, I've never heard it so it must be wrong.
Am I going mad or did someone delete a post of mine?

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

trait sounds like wait.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

and tray like way. Touché!

why doesn't N. like rôle?

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)

ah - OK double post. Trait
I am the fucking tit.

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)

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