Pronounciation of Mobile

John C put finger to keyboard in this fashion:
[nq:1]When talking about the 'mobile phone', I have always pronounced the word 'mobile' similar to 'docile'. But recently I keep ... to 'noble' Is the latter American pronounciation? It does not agree with how the word is spelled, does it?[/nq]
You want to make English pronunciation conform to the spelling? Right (pronounced ryte).
"mo-ble

[nq:1]When talking about the 'mobile phone', I have always pronounced the word 'mobile' similar to 'docile'. But recently I keep ... to 'noble' Is the latter American pronounciation? It does not agree with how the word is spelled, does it?[/nq]
You don't, however, explain how you pronounce "docile" which comes in different pondial flavo(u)rs. As for "agreeing with how the word is spelled (spel

John C wrote on 23 Apr 2005:
[nq:1]When talking about the 'mobile phone', I have always pronounced the word 'mobile' similar to 'docile'. But recently I keep ... similar to 'noble' Is the latter American pronounciation? It does not agree with how the word is spelled, does it?[/nq]
There are at least three pronunciations for "mobile": mo-beel (rhymes with "heel"), mo-bile (rhymes with "file

[nq:1]When talking about the 'mobile phone', I have always pronounced the word 'mobile' similar to 'docile'. But recently I keep ... to 'noble' Is the latter American pronounciation? It does not agree with how the word is spelled, does it?[/nq]
It's not at all unusual, of course, for the pronunciation of an English word to not agree with the way it's spelled.

I find it interesting to

CyberCypher put finger to keyboard in this fashion:
[nq:1]John C wrote on 23 Apr 2005:[/nq]
[nq:2]When talking about the 'mobile phone', I have always pronounced ... not agree with how the word is spelled, does it?[/nq]
[nq:1]There are at least three pronunciations for "mobile": mo-beel (rhymes with "heel"), mo-bile (rhymes with "file"), and mo-b@l (rhymes with the first syllable of "h

[nq:1]"mo-ble" is a reasonably common US pronunciation for "mobile", in the same way that "missle" is for "missile".[/nq]
And "percentle" is for "percentile"?

[nq:1]It would seem risible to say "auto moble" in American, and I suppose the pronunciation "auto mo bile" (rhymes with "while") would have a similar effect in English English.[/nq]
Probably not quite as risible in BrE as AmE. Here it's essentially an archaic or foreign word: people don't refer to cars as "automobile"s or "auto"s, though those words can be found in the names of organisations

[nq:2]It would seem risible to say "auto moble" in American, ... with "while") would have a similar effect in English English.[/nq]
[nq:1]Probably not quite as risible in BrE as AmE. Here it's essentially an archaic or foreign word: people don't refer to cars as "automobile"s or "auto"s, though those words can be found in the names of organisations and in some phrases such as "automobile engin

[nq:1]You don't, however, explain how you pronounce "docile" which comesin different pondial flavo(u)rs. As for "agreeing with how the word is spelled (spelt)", what do you make of the city in Alabama?[/nq]
A contradiction in terms.

Mike.

American pronunciation of docile:
It was 'das@l. However, it went pretty much out of use, because it's a big word, and the educrats saw no use for it. I have heard it a couple times the last few years, pronounced in the British fashion 'dosaIl. The speakers must have learned it from the local Beeb affiliate (any PBS station).
Very like the "I've got..." that's been taking over from "I have