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ENVELOPE or ONVELOPE.
I like the second way.
2006-08-30 09:36:38 · 12 answers · asked by busterp 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Envelope. The other way sounds fancier, and I just ain't a fancy kinda gal. ;)
2006-08-30 09:47:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm of the ?en- camp, nevertheless the two pronunciations are suited. Merriam-Webster has this to declare on the project: The ?en- and ?än- pronunciations are used with approximately equivalent frequency, and the two are completely suited, nevertheless the ?än- version is each and every so often decried as “pseudo-French.” fairly ?än- is strictly what one would assume to hearken to while a French be conscious like entrepreneur is turning out to be anglicized. Envelope, although if, has been in English for almost 3 hundred years, a great number of time for it to grow to be thoroughly anglicized and for the two certainly one of its pronunciations to win respectability.
2016-12-17 19:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pronounce it Onvelope because that's the way it was pronounced when it was borrowed from French - plus I speak French and it would be weird to say it two different ways.
2006-08-30 09:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I pronounce it the way I was taught in school. The same with tomato vs. To maaato.
2006-08-30 09:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by dianee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Envelope. lol
2006-08-30 09:43:02 · answer #5 · answered by yorkielove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i pronounce it envelope
and i like it this way
2006-08-30 10:00:45 · answer #6 · answered by annie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the correct pronunciation is 'onvelope'
2006-08-30 09:49:57 · answer #7 · answered by kiko 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the sentence
2006-08-30 09:50:03 · answer #8 · answered by MC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
en-vee-lope.well in ireland ne hoo
2006-08-30 09:43:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i actually think it is supposed to be pounced onvelope
2006-08-30 09:42:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋