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Originally Posted by Draenin
That's not true in every situation. Otherwise these common words would sound very different:
'Aeroplane' -> 'Iroplane' (Correct: Ayr-oh-plane)
'Aerial' -> 'Irial' (Correct: Ayr-i-al)
'Aegis' -> 'Igis' (Correct: Ay-jis)
'Aqua Vitae' -> 'Aqua Viti' (Correct: A-kwah Vee-tay)
'Faerie' -> 'Firie' (Correct: Fay-rie)
'Aether' -> 'Ither' (Correct: Ay-thur)
'Sundae' -> 'Sundi' (Correct: Sun-day)
'Aerobic' -> 'Irobic' (Correct: Ayr-o-bic)
While I'm aware it sometimes makes that sound, it does not always make it.
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Latin
In Classical Latin, the combination AE denotes the diphthong [ai̯], which had a value similar to the long i in fine as pronounced in most dialects of modern English
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It is true we do not pronounce Sundae as Sundi, because overtime our pronunciations have morphed. However, if we still spoke Latin it would sound exactly like Sundi. I'm not trying to be a troll or anything so forgive me if I come off as one. So you were correct, Draenin from an English perspective would sound like draining.