Some people pronounce this letter as rhyming with 'eye' (j-eye) and some people pronounce it as rhyming with 'hay' as in Jay. What is this about. What is the origin of this. Is it national, regional ?86.13.131.8518:42, 24 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

As an American, I’ve never heard it pronounced as rhyming with ‘eye’. If someone does, I think he will be British or Australian. After all, I hear the British pronunciation ofmate/matey as rhyming withmite/mighty.—Stephen(Talk)23:23, 24 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

In my experience, [d͡ʒaɪ] or [d͡ʒʌɪ] is the usual Scottish pronunciation, or at least Glaswegian one. --Droigheann (talk)19:37, 13 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

What's the reason for this variant? --Backinstadiums (talk)11:47, 20 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

My guess is to have a visual cue that the number is ending or to make it easier to count theIs. CountingIIIJ as 3+1 might be easier than countingIIII as 4. Why did the ancient Greeks distinguish σ and ς? (Not a rhetorical question. I would only be guessing.)Vox Sciurorum (talk)14:03, 20 January 2021 (UTC)Reply