On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Richard A. O'Keefe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've always pronounced it k'BAHL, but was surprised to find that > the OED only countenances a short second syllable:
The reason I originally asked is that American, British and other dialects of English handle French loanwords differently. Americans put stress towards the end and lengthen the final vowel; Brits typically do the opposite. -- Dan _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe