On 28 May 2008, at 1:04 pm, Dan Piponi wrote:
In particular, which syllable gets the stress, and what are the lengths of the two vowels? Couldn't find anything in the FAQ (http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Cabal/FAQ).
I've always pronounced it k'BAHL, but was surprised to find that the OED (http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50030715? query_type=word&queryword=cabal&first=1&max_to_show=10&sort_type=alpha&result_place=1&search_id=XrC0- le6sHc-11893&hilite=50030715)
only countenances a short second syllable: (k
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bæl) [a. F. cabale (16th c. in Littré), used in all the English senses, ad. med.L. cab(b)ala (It., Sp., Pg. cabala), CABBALA, q.v. In 17th c. at first pronounced
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cabal (whence the abridged CAB n.5); the currentpronunciation was evidently reintroduced from Fr., perh. with sense 5 or 6.]
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