How is the name "Clive" really supposed to be pronounced? Most Americans rhyme it with "chive", but I've also heard it rhyme with "sleeve". What's correct?
2006-11-01 01:55:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'm British. I've never heard it rhymed with sleeve. I've only only ever heard it like "will Clive dive into the bee-hive before we arrive?"
There's a place in England called Cleveland, where cleve- rhymes with sleeve; and there's the word cleave, from which we get cleavage :)
2006-11-01 12:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its clive as in clive...rhymes with I've
2006-11-01 10:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by fat_arse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Thomas P... But, when it goes to British accent, it will be different...
2006-11-01 10:00:49 · answer #3 · answered by yusdz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, it's the first pronunciation, like "dive" rather than "achieve".
2006-11-01 10:08:46 · answer #4 · answered by fiat_knox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK, we pronounce it..K-Live (as in a live concert)
2006-11-01 09:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by thomas p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋