How is this word pronounced **LIBEL** (as in slander)
LY BELL or Li BELL or????? please help me
2006-09-13 01:45:54 · 27 answers · asked by ♥Lexi♥ 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
or lee bell
2006-09-13 01:49:06 · update #1
As someone has already said, it's like "bible". The accent is on the first syllable, which has a hard "I" (that is, sounds like "eye").
This dictionary allows you to listen to the sound:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/libel
2006-09-13 02:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by Graham I 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I studied media law at college and it is simply LI-bel with the emphasis on the LI part. Exactly the same way you pronounce 'bible' but with an L.
DON'T get it mixed up with LIABLE as some people are telling you in their answers - that is a completely different word. It means 1) A person is responsible for something, ie, damages and 2) A person is likely to experience something.
2006-09-13 09:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by Hotpink555 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lie Bull
2006-09-13 08:53:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slander is the spoken form of defamation, and libel is the written form. Since it is written, you don't need to pronounce it. Problem solved.
2006-09-15 03:55:05 · answer #4 · answered by Doddie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LY bell
2006-09-13 08:54:49 · answer #5 · answered by shellb7088 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lie bull
2006-09-13 08:47:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lie-bull
Lahy-buhl
2006-09-13 08:52:01 · answer #7 · answered by ubiquitousmee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lie-Bull
2006-09-13 08:56:23 · answer #8 · answered by twjones1029 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lie-Bull
2006-09-13 08:54:36 · answer #9 · answered by enzuigiriuk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would pronounce it (as the majority of your respondents do) as Lie Bull
2006-09-13 09:01:06 · answer #10 · answered by ChiangMai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋