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How do you pronounce the word "Envelope"?

If you speak a different language, choose the option that describes how you pronounce it in English.



VotesAnswer
13Onvelope
48Envelope
5It depends.
13I use both.
2I don't know.
2Other.

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ILJ
posted 6-Mar-2000 11:46am  
Actually, I pronounce it "ahn-VELL-oh-pay." And by the way, it's not "eye-ell-jay," it's pronounced "ilge."  * wink *

I'm very tired today, can you tell?
bluebird1974
posted 6-Mar-2000 12:43pm  
ENVELOPE
Oscar
posted 6-Mar-2000 1:02pm  
in vel up
Maarten
posted 6-Mar-2000 1:27pm  
envelope
Eeah
posted 6-Mar-2000 4:41pm  
"N"velope
mandy Gold Qualifier
posted 6-Mar-2000 6:50pm  
Envelope
natsim
posted 6-Mar-2000 7:26pm  
My brother-in-law said "ONchilada" until I chastised him.
mary
posted 6-Mar-2000 8:43pm  
Both
anonymous
posted 6-Mar-2000 8:54pm  
to-mah-to
jolly
posted 7-Mar-2000 12:32pm  
What is the point of this survey?
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (6 minutes ago)
posted 7-Mar-2000 12:50pm  
It has the same point as any other survey: To find out what other people do or think.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 7-Mar-2000 6:48pm  
I think I say both, but I'm not entirely sure.
quark
posted 8-Mar-2000 5:28pm  
Aaaahhh!
When I first read this I was sure I always said Envelope. Then I read it again and a small grain of doubt appeared. Now it's a huge pearl of uncertainty!
Eeah
posted 9-Mar-2000 12:35am  
You know.. now that I think of it- I say both as well.

I'm the same way with "Either" I normally say "I-ther" but there are times when I catch myself saying "E-ther*.. which annoys me.
jolly
posted 9-Mar-2000 12:29pm  
They- When I asked what the point of this survey was, I only wanted to know if the creator had any special reasoning behind it or if they were just curious? I was not trying to be rude.
jjg
posted 9-Mar-2000 12:46pm  
ahn-velope
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (6 minutes ago)
posted 9-Mar-2000 1:25pm  
Jolly: Sorry. I heard someone say Onvelope the other day and wondered how many others say it. That's all  * smile * .
jonathan
posted 9-Mar-2000 5:40pm  
schwa-nvelope.
snowmoon
posted 9-Mar-2000 7:16pm  
I don't speak another language other than English, but I have always pronounced it "Onvelope"...  * smile *
Avocado
posted 12-Mar-2000 3:08am  
Then there's also the variation of the word which means "to surround," which I pronounce differently from either of those.
ILJ
posted 13-Mar-2000 8:34am  
Avocado: That's spelled differently (envelop).
milktree
posted 13-Mar-2000 11:23am  
en-VEL-op :)
figmo
posted 14-Mar-2000 2:33am  
Using the Associated Press's pronunciation guide, I pronounce it:
"AHN-vuh-LOHP"
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (6 minutes ago)
posted 14-Mar-2000 8:59am  
I thought about using actual pronunciations.. but then I thought people might still have their own.. so I decided to take the simple route/roote.  * wink *
jolly
posted 14-Mar-2000 10:54am  
THEY- IS THIS HOW YOU THOUGHT MOST PEOPLE WOULD ANSWER?
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (6 minutes ago)
posted 14-Mar-2000 6:02pm  
Jolly: yup.
magbast
posted 15-Mar-2000 3:09am  
jolly is your Caps Lock STUCK?
jolly
posted 16-Mar-2000 9:44am  
magbast- I spilt water on my keyboard and some of my keys would not work so thats why I was writing in caps lock. After I got a new keyboard I put the caps lock on because it just became a habit.
Fairy
posted 22-Mar-2000 1:43pm  
Weird the things you people want to know about us. You a little bored by any chance?
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Double Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 26-Mar-2000 5:41am  
ONchilada, ha! but wouldn't that be ONchiladas - I'm always confused by the s's that are added to Mexican food. I'm afraid to order Fajitas, because all I really want is one Fajita.
ILJ
posted 27-Mar-2000 10:56am  
bill: That's not nearly as confusing as how the word "manicotti," when spoken by someone who considers themselves Italian, becomes man-uh-GOT. It does amuse me however, when ordering after someone who pronounces it that way, to order a plate of "spaghet" or "zeet" or "raviol."  * smile *
Zang
posted 30-Apr-2000 2:50am  
I say "onvelope" if I'm being smarmy.
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