We always pronounced it Lew-ten-ant. I have heard more familiarized addresses for a Lieutenant: LT, Louie, and Lou are some. On the Sub they were “Mister” and “Sir”.
I don’t say “leftenant”, but I’m amused and charmed by that bizarre and etymologically opaque pronunciation. Far more interesting than the American pronunciation. :)
Like everyone else here. Lieutenant would be pronounced Loo, (liike the english bathroom, or lou, then ten, ent. Because it sounds like the lower sound of a. Not like ant. So it would be lou, ten, ent.
@Love_my_doggie The English invented English. How come I can’t understand the people who originally created/used the language?
I used to think it was just that America had fallen far from the tree, but after a while I think British, is a different language than American English.