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Old 07-07-2021, 07:26 AM
 
Location: A Yankee in northeast TN
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Another for mo-beel (rhymes with peel), although some people do tend to slur it so that it sounds more like a mix between beel and bill.
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Old 07-07-2021, 08:52 AM
 
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For pointing out the correct answer to someone's question?
Yep, those pesky backwoods folk better not say anything incorrectly or you'll be sure to give them a talkin' to.
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Old 08-18-2021, 11:04 PM
 
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I’d say the majority of people I know say “Mo-Beel.” The bigger question should be can we stop pronouncing conti as “con-tie” and Joachim as “Joe-ah-kim.” That’s like pronouncing government street as “go-vern-ment” with the emphasis on go.
Just a side note...

My wife is Brazilian and in Portuguese Conti is pronounced "con-che"
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Old 08-19-2021, 04:57 AM
 
Location: Mobile, AL
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It's pronounced Mobill (in two syllables). Possibly with an ever so slight e sound somewhere in the bill part ... like the last name of NBA player Bradley Beal.
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Old 08-19-2021, 06:39 AM
 
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Seriously tho, how do we get this stickied to the top? This definitely needs to be
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