How do you pronounce tier?

[Drclaw411]

Is it ty-er, or teer?

 

[Pustulio]

Pretty sure it's pronounced like the word tear. Like "I won't shed a tear".

 

[Konpaku]

Pretty sure it's pronounced like the word tear. Like "I won't shed a tear".

Correct!!! ^^

 

[GoldShadow]

Yes, yes it is correct.

 

[Mic_128]

Pust, you had potential for a "which tear?" joke there between tear and tear.

 

[drengist]

Does the word come from German btw? Das Tier means 'animal', I think.

 

[$hYne]

Does the word come from German btw? Das Tier means 'animal', I think.

Right, the german word for animal is "Tier" .
But i don´t know if it has any relation ...

(In german it´s pronaunced "teer")

 

[Witchking_of_Angmar]

I always though it was pronounced tee-er, with two syllables. So a layer is now an animal? No, the two don't have anything to do with each other.

 

[thaxceptional1]

yeah i always thought it was tea-air

 

[voittaa711]

Wow...I thought it was pronounced like tired

 

[Crimson King]

The word "tier" is a real word. Notice the pronounciation key has it spelled the same way as "tear" (first definition)

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Tier
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Tear

 

[Konpaku]

Dictionary FTW
It even lets you hear it lol.

 

[Jammer]

Tear.

(hehe ambiguity)

 

[Eor]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tier

Lets you hear it