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etben ([personal profile] etben) wrote2011-08-25 10:22 pm

you know what's not a word anymore? MOBILE

Okay, internet: question time! How do you pronounce the word "mobile"?

(if it makes a difference, we're talking about the hanging sculpture-y things that you put over babies' beds to make them smarter or whatever.)

[livejournal.com profile] soundslikej and I have been going over this one for...a while...and we cannot decide, and now it's not even a WORD anymore, so we are turning to the internet to tell us how to talk good the english. HALP.

CLARIFICATION: J says "mo-beel"; I thought I said "mo-bile" but on further reflection "mo-bill" actually sounds a little better? But I would also understand "mo-beel" if somebody said it? AUGH WHY IS ENGLISH NONE OF THESE ARE EVEN WORDS ANYMORE A:LDJS:LDKAJDLSDJ:LAKDSJAS:LD.
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[identity profile] chase-acow.livejournal.com 2011-08-26 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
This random Okie says it with a long 'i' with emphasis on the 'bile'.
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[identity profile] etben.livejournal.com 2011-08-26 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
huh! honestly, at this point I have no idea what I say; I'll have to check with myself first thing in the morning tomorrow. ENGLISH WUT.