how do you pronounce Babel?
10-31-06 | 08:01 PM
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how do you pronounce Babel?
me and my friend were arguing over the correct phonetic way of pronouncing the new Brad Pitt movie...is it pronounced:
(Babel)Bay-bull
or
(Babel) Bab-ble
if someone can make this into a poll,it'd be great?!post ur opinions!
(Babel)Bay-bull
or
(Babel) Bab-ble
if someone can make this into a poll,it'd be great?!post ur opinions!
10-31-06 | 08:11 PM
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According to dictionary.com, it's either: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=babel
10-31-06 | 10:22 PM
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Another vote for the second pronounciation. I've personally never heard anyone pronounce it "bay-ble"
10-31-06 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cultshock
I've personally never heard anyone pronounce it "bay-ble"
10-31-06 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dave-o
Does anyone else see the irony in asking how to pronounce Babel (or the fact that we can't agree on how to pronounce it)?
11-01-06 | 01:43 AM
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It's pronounced "Bah-bull". It's where we get the word "babble" from, from the middle english pronunciation. "Bay-bull" is just a popular usage rationalisation; fuck popular usage.
Do you say "bay-bull-on" when you mean Babylon? They're the same place. If you want to get into the original Akkadian, it's named Bab-Ilu.
No rocket science here, just people trying to make an exonym when they don't want to admit they're pronouncing the name incorrectly.
Do you say "bay-bull-on" when you mean Babylon? They're the same place. If you want to get into the original Akkadian, it's named Bab-Ilu.
No rocket science here, just people trying to make an exonym when they don't want to admit they're pronouncing the name incorrectly.
11-01-06 | 02:01 AM
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Most certainly the second one!!
And here's Markus Babbel....
http://www.worldfootballers.com/play...&Crumb=country
Ciao,
Pro-B
And here's Markus Babbel....
http://www.worldfootballers.com/play...&Crumb=country
Ciao,
Pro-B
11-01-06 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dave-o
Does anyone else see the irony in asking how to pronounce Babel (or the fact that we can't agree on how to pronounce it)?
11-01-06 | 06:22 AM
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From: Right now, my location is DVDTalk, but then again, you should already know that, shouldn't you?
I've never met a STAR TREK fan in my life who pronounced the title to the episode where we meet Spock's parents "Journey to Bab-ble"; definitely the first pronunciation.
11-01-06 | 09:41 AM
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Roeper and that other guy (and my wife also) pronounce it Bab-ble. I pronounce it Bay-Bull. At least now I know I'm not the only one.
11-01-06 | 10:26 AM
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Most certainly the second one!!
And here's Markus Babbel....
http://www.worldfootballers.com/play...&Crumb=country
And here's Markus Babbel....
http://www.worldfootballers.com/play...&Crumb=country
Damn Bayern scum.
11-01-06 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
I've never met a STAR TREK fan in my life who pronounced the title to the episode where we meet Spock's parents "Journey to Bab-ble"; definitely the first pronunciation.
Next thing we'll have dictionaries accepting "nook-yoo-luhr" just because so many ignorant people say it...
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11-01-06 | 12:51 PM
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From: Right now, my location is DVDTalk, but then again, you should already know that, shouldn't you?
Originally Posted by DonnachaOne
FILMMAKER: "well, there's the thousands of years of pronouncing it "BAH-behl", and the overwhelming evidence of the fact that "BAH-behl" is how it's pronounced... but I'm not convinved, what do the Trekkies say?"
Seriously, though, let's not get too hyperbolic with the "overwhelming evidence" claim...
11-01-06 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by majorjoe23
Roger Ebert is your wife?
