Why do Americans pronounce 'Muslim' like 'muslin'?

[nq:1]I mean, being British, it's none of my business and they can pronounce it any way they like, but I *do* wish they wouldn't! :-D[/nq]
Why? Because.
Some folks do. Some folks don't. I think. I can't say I have heard it (I am in the US Midwest), but it may be that I just haven't been listening.
What part of "Muslim" do you hear pronounced in a way that makes you unhappy?
Is it t

[nq:2]I mean, being British, it's none of my business and they can pronounce it any way they like, but I *do* wish they wouldn't! :-D[/nq]
[nq:1]Why? Because. Some folks do. Some folks don't. I think. I can't say I have heard it (I am in ... hear pronounced in a way that makes you unhappy? Is it the "u", the "i" or just the final "m"?[/nq]
Or the "s".
I posted a message in alt.usage.en

[nq:2]I mean, being British, it's none of my business and they can pronounce it any way they like, but I *do* wish they wouldn't! :-D[/nq]
[nq:1]Why? Because. Some folks do. Some folks don't. I think. I can't say I have heard it (I am in ... let's hear some more examples. If you just got out of bed on the wrong side that's OK. Things will improve.~[/nq]
OK - it just jars a little - for exa

[nq:2]Why? Because. Some folks do. Some folks don't. I think. ... it the "u", the "i" or just the final "m"?[/nq]
[nq:1]Or the "s". I posted a message in alt.usage.english on 18 Jul 2005 which I'll reproduce here: Subject: Pronunciation ... sounds like an insult. It should be MuSSlim." So, Nick, how do your pronounce the "s" in Muslim? ~[/nq]
Mooslim - the English way - I wouldn't say ei

[nq:2]I posted a message in alt.usage.english on 18 Jul 2005 ... Nick, how do your pronounce the "s" in Muslim? [/nq]
[nq:1]~ Mooslim - the English way - I wouldn't say either sounds like an insult, though.[/nq]
NSOED gives the -z- version first (two different -u- vowels as in "moon" and "muscle") with -s- as an alternative (no usage note). An older spelling, now more or less disused, is "

[nq:2]Why? Because. Some folks do. Some folks don't. I think. ... of bed on the wrong side that's OK. Things will improve.[/nq]
[nq:1]~ OK - it just jars a little - for example everbody on Fox News seem to say "muzlim" which is correct according to my dictionary, but English people say "mooslim" which is also correct - just a lightheated little observation! :-) Nick[/nq]
Wait! Your subject

[nq:2]Or the "s". I posted a message in alt.usage.english on ... Nick, how do your pronounce the "s" in Muslim? [/nq]
[nq:1]~ Mooslim - the English way - I wouldn't say either sounds like an insult, though.[/nq]
The boy mentioned above, Husain, is English.

Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)

[nq:2]Or the "s". I posted a message in alt.usage.english on ... Nick, how do your pronounce the "s" in Muslim? [/nq]
[nq:1]~ Mooslim - the English way - I wouldn't say either sounds like an insult, though.[/nq]
Well, I pronounce the "us" as in "puss", as opposed to "fuss". And many of the people I speak with pronounce it that way, as well. No "z", and no "n" at the end. You haven't explai

[nq:2]Why? Because. Some folks do. Some folks don't. I think. ... of bed on the wrong side that's OK. Things will improve.[/nq]
[nq:1]~ OK - it just jars a little - for example everbody on Fox News seem to say "muzlim" which is correct according to my dictionary, but English people say "mooslim" which is also correct - just a lightheated little observation! :-) Nick[/nq]
I think we should

[nq:2]~ OK - it just jars a little - for ... also correct - just a lightheated little observation! :-) Nick[/nq]
[nq:1]Wait! Your subject line says "muslin". I thought you were hearing Americans say the word as they would say the name of the cotton fabric. But now you say it's "muzlim" you hear instead of that dreadful cow-like noise you say you make?[/nq]
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LOL - sorry - I mean sounds