Do you pronounce ''tied'' and ''tide'' the same?

Bob   Monday, October 04, 2004, 19:37 GMT
I pronounce them differently. But I looked them up in the dictionary and it said they were pronounced the same. Is it just me, or are there other people that make the distinction. The dictionary tells me that they're supposed to be pronounced the same.
Bob   Monday, October 04, 2004, 19:38 GMT
Typo,

I meant-

I pronounce them differently. But I looked them up in the dictionary and it said they were pronounced the same. Is it just me, or are there other people that make the distinction? The dictionary tells me that they're supposed to be pronounced the same.
Tremmert   Monday, October 04, 2004, 19:49 GMT
I would pronounce those the same, but differently to the word 'tired'.
Bob   Monday, October 04, 2004, 20:01 GMT
''Tide'', ''tied'' and ''tired'' are all different in my accent.
D   Tuesday, October 05, 2004, 01:25 GMT
Tired and tide will not be pronounced the same by rhotic speakers.
As for non-rhotic speakers, you'll have to ask them yourself. I can't
speak for them.
Bob   Tuesday, October 05, 2004, 02:05 GMT
D, my question was not about ''tired'' and ''tied'' but ''tied'' and ''tide''.
Tim   Tuesday, October 05, 2004, 02:33 GMT
I pronounce them identically. How do you pronounce them differently? Is that the length of the vowel /ai/?
Bob   Tuesday, October 05, 2004, 02:49 GMT
Yeah, I think that's how I'd describe the difference.
Bob   Tuesday, October 05, 2004, 02:50 GMT
The /ai/ is lengthened in ''tied'' for me and so it's distinct from ''tide''.
Mi5 Mick   Tuesday, October 05, 2004, 04:12 GMT
Tied and tide are the same in my accent. The /ai/ in tired is lengthened.
D   Wednesday, October 06, 2004, 01:30 GMT
> D, my question was not about ''tired'' and ''tied'' but ''tied'' and ''tide''.

My fault; I misread the original question by inserting an r.

I pronounce tied and tide exactly the same. No difference whatsoever.
The word dyed is an exact rhyme as well.
Jim   Wednesday, October 06, 2004, 19:17 GMT
I pronounce ''tied'', ''tide'' and ''tired'' the same way. They are homonyms in my Sydney Australian accent.
vn23   Thursday, October 07, 2004, 15:26 GMT
tied/tide are the same
tired is different, because it has the urrrrr in it!
Tremmert   Thursday, October 07, 2004, 18:36 GMT
Only in rhotic accents :-) for me 'tired' is just /`tai-..d/
Dave   Thursday, October 07, 2004, 23:41 GMT
Jim, I'm from Australia and I pronounce ''tide'' and ''tired'' differently. It's interesting that you pronounce them the same way. What about ''wired'' and ''wide'', do you pronounce them the same way too?