Well I suppose the British pronunciation would be Eee-oar as well, but the 'oar' would probably sound more like 'aww' instead of the American R at the end. So Eee-aww sounds sort of like the 'hee-haw' sound a donkey might make.
The biggest problem is that kids are reciting it without understanding the words they're saying or the concepts they convey. When I was a little kid I was just repeating the syllables I was given, with no real idea about what it all meant. Nobody should take any pledge until they can clearly explain what it means and what it means to them. And obviously a pledge should always be voluntary.
Same as forcing a kid to go through the sacraments but I digress.
Interesting! I think central, north, and south Jersey all have some distinctions in accent. Plus I think a lot of people have a pretty stereotyped idea of what New Jerseyans are "supposed" to sound like haha
And when it gets real heavy, and you start getting stroppy
They'll deal you out some mighty fine dope
Librium, Mogodon, Thorazine, Valium
They haven't got a pill called Hope
Thousands of us women have been cut down by lobotomy
Terrorized by ECT
Bullied into passivity, seduced into servility
I'm talking about you and me
Aw those eyes 🧡