you know what's not a word anymore? MOBILE

[etben]

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.)

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.

Comments

[etben.livejournal.com]

oh, huh - it's definitely a mow-bill home, and mow-beel, AL...I'm just not sure about the other one.

(question: are mow-bill and mow-bull the same for you? inquiring minds, etc.)

[sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com]

Nope, different. I don't actually ever say mo-bill. Although I'd recognize it as meaning the movable house if someone said it to me.

[etben.livejournal.com]

huh! they're completely non-contrastive for me; I can hear a difference if I'm listening, but I would pronounce them exactly the same unless I were trying to show the distinction.

Language: it is weird! also awesome.