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How would you pronounce...?

91 replies

Starfish83 · 19/01/2020 10:32

Joel.

With two syllables with emphasis on the first and a subtle change to the second - ‘Jo-ul’?

Or ‘Jole’ to rhyme with ‘sole’, ‘role’, etc.?

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Treaclepie19 · 06/02/2020 17:34

One syllable.

StrumpersPlunkett · 04/02/2020 21:11

Jole

2stepsonthewater · 04/02/2020 21:10

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CharitySchmarity · 04/02/2020 21:03

Jo-ul (and No-ul). I like it, but only when it's pronounced that way.

Urkiddingright · 20/01/2020 10:55

Two syllables (Yorkshire).

meandmyboyz · 19/01/2020 20:17

It's my sons middle name and in my area Manchester it's pronounced to rhyme with soul, hole etc xx

SweetpeaOrMarigold · 19/01/2020 19:51

Jole. North England.

QuintusEstInHorto · 19/01/2020 19:27

Jole definitely!

IVflytrap · 19/01/2020 18:55

Jole, like soul, but grew up in Essex. Have heard Jo-ul pronunciations from others.

OwlBeThere · 19/01/2020 18:55

JO-ul.
Neither is right or wrong it’s an accent thing.

Disfordarkchocolate · 19/01/2020 18:23

Jole to rhyme with soul for me but I've heard it pronounced Jo - el many time
Nice either way.

MrsJoshNavidi · 19/01/2020 18:21

Jo-el.
I'm Welsh if it makes a difference.

Mamabear88 · 19/01/2020 18:18

100% Jole. One syllable. Manchester. Never heard another way.

DiegoSaber · 19/01/2020 18:10

I grew up in the days of Noel's House Party and I'm pretty sure everyone pronounced his name No-ul, not Nole. I can't find any video of his name actually being said though.

MikeUniformMike · 19/01/2020 17:36

I think I probably say Joe'l, somewhere between Jole and Joe-ul

MoonlightMistletoe · 19/01/2020 17:22

Jole

Ruddle91 · 19/01/2020 17:22

Jo-ul and no-ul not hole but it's subtle and nothing like joelle! NE here

Pippilangstrumpfi · 19/01/2020 17:18

Bowl and Role have one syllable

Joel has two!

maggiemuff · 19/01/2020 17:17

We have a Joel and it's Joel like Sole

SoupDragon · 19/01/2020 17:05

You might think you're saying "Joel" to rhyme with "role" but you're probably saying "Joel" to rhyme with "bowl".

Both of those sound the same 😂

Joel to me is not quite 2 syllables. Not a distinct Jo-el at all.

Smidge001 · 19/01/2020 16:59

canterbury to me bowl and role sound exactly the same Grin, with just 1 syllable. Whereas i'd probably say 1.5 for Joel.

myidentitymycrisis · 19/01/2020 16:52

2 syllables

TheCanterburyWhales · 19/01/2020 16:50

It's not a diphthong, it's actually a schwa weak vowel in the second syllable.
You might think you're saying "Joel" to rhyme with "role" but you're probably saying "Joel" to rhyme with "bowl".

sel2223 · 19/01/2020 16:44

Jole as in sole....same as Billy Joel

tjk10 · 19/01/2020 16:31

Joel