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Originally Posted by pacerier
Tae Kim mentioned somewhere that 何で (by what means of) is pronounced as なにで. if i've remembered correctly though, i'd thought that it would be pronounced as なんで. is it true that both pronunciations are acceptable?
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なにで means "by what means of." なんで means "why." Different words. At least, that's how I feel.
なにでたべた means "what did you use to eat?"
なんでたべた means "why did you eat?"