Do we pronounce it as
1) "Mile"-"Dives" where "Dives" as in Diving
or
2) "Mile"-"Dives" where "Dives" as in Leaves?
or that they are both correct as one is British and the other American way of prounouciation?
2006-12-05 12:39:02 · 9 answers · asked by sun s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Mal as in mall, dives as in leaves.
2006-12-05 12:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pronounce Maldives
2016-10-20 08:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mol-deevs.
The word is French hence British people pronounce it in its original French.
Its probable American English drops the French pronunciation to say Mall-dives
2006-12-05 13:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by Peter F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not mile its mel
some people say deaves and some dives
not a british or american - jsut an individual choice
"mel deaves" is most common amongst locals
2006-12-05 12:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moldeeves
2006-12-05 19:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct pronounciation is: Mal-div (not dive)-eeze.
2006-12-05 12:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by jmiller 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mall - deeves.
2006-12-05 14:19:38 · answer #7 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heres how:
mawl-deevs
mawl as is shawl
and deevs as in diva
2006-12-05 12:55:39 · answer #8 · answered by C♥ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mawl-DEEVS
2006-12-05 13:58:24 · answer #9 · answered by JD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋