How to pronounce else

Say it like this: /ɛls/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ɛls/

What does else mean?

adjOther; in addition to previously mentioned items.

“When all else fails, read the instructions.”

advOtherwise, if not.

“How else (= in what other way) can it be done?”

conjFor otherwise; or else.

“Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent.”

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