Er, a little pronounciation problem... help?

[Doppelgaanger]

So, I jsut bought a vocabulary book for school, and it has the word 'elation,' in it.

They have the pronounciation being “ī lā’shən”*, which makes it sound like "eye-lay-shun."

Now, I was wondering, shouldn't it be “ē lā’shən?”** to make it sound ee-lay-shun?

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[Lily-Anne-Marie]

I have only heard the word pronounced ee-lay-shun before, not eye-lay-shun. I guess it is really matter of how the particular person wishes to pronounce the word.  

[Amaya84]

Yeah, I've only heard it ee-lay-shun as well. Hmmm...interesting book.  

[Vakruz]

Probably more a typographical mistake than anything else.  

[Doppelgaanger]

Probably.

That's what my English teacher thinks as well.  

[Kali Eyad]

... I think I say it more "eh-lay-shun." It probably depends partly on where you live. I think the "eh" might be because I like in the midwest US, kind of like how I say "worsh" instead of "wash."
Please don't kill me because I say "worsh."