[Ads-l] RES: Kibosh

[David Daniel]

It's KY-bosh, where KY rhymes with my. I used the dictionary.com pronunciation guide which I guess was a little convoluted.
DAD  

Poster:       Flourish Klink <flourish.klink at GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Kibosh
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If "KAHY-bosh" is supposed to sound like "KAY-bosh" (said the way that the woman's name Kay is said) then I have heard it. I believe from Utahn relatives, but I am not positive=E2=80=94it's just filed in my brain as "a = normal but slightly unusual way to say kibosh."

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 2:57 AM David Daniel <dad at coarsecourses.com> wrote:

> So, today's WOTD from Merriam-Webster is kibosh. They claim it's 
> pronounc=
ed
> KAHY-bosh, which freaked me out. So I checked Oxford - KAHY-bosh - and 
> Dictionary.com - KAHY-bosh - though they do acknowledge ki-BOSH also, 
> whi=
ch
> is the point. I have said ki-BOSH all my life and have been racking my 
> brain to remember if I have ever heard anyone say KAHY-bosh in all my 
> years.
> Nope,
> can't think of a sole soul. Anyone out there say KAHY-bosh instead of 
> ki-BOSH? The rain put the KAHY-bosh on our picnic? No! The rain put 
> the ki-BOSH on our picnic. Yes?
> DAD
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