From an English linguistics viewpoint, as a rule of thumb, whenever you have
vowel-consonant-vowel (as in mAVEn), the first vowel sound is pronounced its
'long' way (a as in ape as opposed to a as in fact). So I think you are
right!
Roberto
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From: "Wayne Fay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Maven Users List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: Pronuciation
I am not an expert in this matter, but I have always pronounced it
may-vin. If you check the Oxford dictionary, it seems this is the
"right" way to pronounce this word.
http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dict&freesearch=maven
Wayne
On 8/13/07, brad hadfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just a trivia question... hope you don't mind settling a point of
discussion.
What is the proper pronuciation of the word "Maven"? I have been using
mey-vuhn with the a as in "bacon" or "gate".
I have heard the a pronounced as in fact or back.
Anyone?
Thanks
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