How to pronounce viola - AIBU?

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I guess it's a variation on scone vs scone.

My daughter started viola lessons recently and it's caused somewhat of a debate in our house. I was always led to believe it was pronounced veye-ola like violin (veye-olin) but my OH pronounces it Vee-ola and says I'm wrong. I've never heard of the violin pronounced vee-olin so why would viola be pronounced like this?

It makes my blood boil (I know this bit is unreasonable as it's related to my dislike of his fake plums-in-mouth mother and her poshifying words in an attempt to sounds brighter than everyone else)

He also calls breakfast brake-fast instead of brek-fast which is totally unreasonably like nails on a blackboard to me.

It's pronounced V-eye-ola, isn't it? AIBU?

Vee-ola. It may be different in other countries, but that's how everyone in the business says it over here.

Potayto, po-tarto
Let's call the whole thing off

Tweet Radio 3. They'll tell you.

(I think you are right btw)

Oh yes, as Narnia says, with the stress on the second syllable.

(By the way, I know Nick from the video!)

Viola player here!
Vee-o-la -i've met millions of violists and this is how they all say it!
Veye-o-lin

However the name Viola (as in Twelfth Night) I would pronounce Veye-O-la

Vee-o-la.

Vee for the instrument
Bye for the name.

I love the idea of tweeting R3, though.

Veeola
Brek-fst

Definitely vee. Misplaced rage.

If it's taken from the Italian, then "i" is pronounced "ee" (as in knee).

Vee for instrument, Veye for name

What Narnia said (another orchestra person here).

When using it as a name it can be either pronunciation, but the instrument is ALWAYS vee-OH-la

Veeola - he's right I'm afraid.

brake fast is tittish though.

vee oh luh for the instrument but veye uh-luh for the girl's name.

Wow, you learn something every day! I was adamant at the beginning of this thread that it was V eye O La. I have been corrected!!

Seriously though? Break-fast? That would irritate the hell out of me!!

Instrument = veeola
Pansy-type flower = vye-ola

Vee-ola for the instrument.
Veye-uh-la for the girl's name (well that's how DH's granny pronounced her name!)

Vee-ola.

I am a languages teacher and your DH is correct.
The plant (and therefore the name) is pronounced the other way.

Give us a few examples of her poshifying. I'll run them through my infallible poshometer and tell you whether she's right or not.

Played the Violin as a child here. Definitely Vi-olin and Vee-ola

I would always say VY -ola but just looked up on google and lady says vee-ola, also American VY-ola ... never ever heard it said vee-ola to be honest but it must be

I am a vee-ola player. I have never heard any other viola players in the various orchestras/groups I've played in to pronounce it any other way.

Sorry but definitely VEE-oh-la. DH is right.

I too would like to know more about poshifying MIL, since we seem to be pretty unanimous about viola. C'mon OP, dish the dirt.