How do you pronounce "envelope?" (2 Viewers)

[Zegras11]

 

[rockaction]

Hoo boy.  Onward, ho!  

 

[Zegras11]

Hoo boy.  Onward, ho!  

not enward ho?

 

[jamny]

Voted en but I think I use on occasionally too.

 

[rockaction]

not enward ho?

Nope. Voted "on."  

Use on for envelope. 

Use en for envelop. 

 

[Zegras11]

Voted en but I think I use on occasionally too.

crossdresser

 

[Zegras11]

Use en for envelop. 

no one ever uses this word. Nice try.

 

[rockaction]

no one ever uses this word. Nice try.

I do. 

 

[Otis]

Onvelope sounds so pretentious.  

 

[Zegras11]

Onvelope sounds so pretentious.  

like your Ont has to mail the onvelope.

 

[wikkidpissah]

like Don

 

[McGarnicle]

e-mail

 

[AAABatteries]

I think I use both 

 

[Dan Lambskin]

En

On reminds me of that girl Andrea in high school that insisted on being called On-drea. Then we had an On-Dray-Uh too

 

[Shutout]

no one ever uses this word. Nice try.

I used it 3-4 times today and, oddly enough, I was wondering this question because some people were saying it one way, others were saying it the other. 

 

[Scoresman]

en is correct.

 

[EYLive]

Both

 

[tommyboy]

Onvelope sounds so pretentious.  

Since people like fancy. 

 

[NotSmart]

In vell uh pee

 

[Politician Spock]

Onvelope sounds so pretentious.  

It is... but no one who says it that way ever waits in line for Black Friday deals. 

 

[Zegras11]

like Don

lol.  I was going to post Dawn. 

 

[strykerpks]

En.

Because there's a ####### E there

 

[Buckychudd]

Nope. Voted "on."  

Use on for envelope. 

Use en for envelop. 

Ok Harry Potter. 

 

[Cybergeek]

like Don

awnvelope

 

[SameSongNDance]

Nope. Voted "on."

Use on for envelope.

Use en for envelop.

This is me. 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

BOX

 

[DallasDMac]

Correctly.

 

[Psychopav]

Ok this is weird.

When I read the word, in my mind I pronounce it "on", but when I speak the word, I say "en".

Voted "on".

 

[Wingnut]

I only use On when I'm doing a stuffy English accent, like at parties and such. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Nope. Voted "on."  

Use on for envelope. 

Use en for envelop. 

I think you called out your own inconsistency.You need to make a choice,. 

 

[rockaction]

I think you called out your own inconsistency.You need to make a choice,. 

I can't make up my mind, I guess.  

 

[Ilov80s]

I can't make up my mind, I guess.  

I am like that with caramel, pecan and Caribbean. I will say go back and forth between pronunciations without really thinking about it. I like both ways. 

 

[NotSmart]

I like both ways. 

I miss signatures.

 

[Northern Voice]

Now imagine you live in a country with split English/French heritage...

 

[Zegras11]

Now imagine you live in a country with split English/French heritage...

there are different ways to say hoser?

 

[Northern Voice]

there are different ways to say hoser?

Take off, eh?

 

[Psychopav]

Now imagine you live in a country with split English/French heritage...

You live in Louisiana?

 

[belljr]

the first e is silent

 

[skol asylum]

I open an EN-velope. I push the ON-velope.

 

[otb_lifer]

en/vuh/lope

 

[Zegras11]

I open an EN-velope. I push the ON-velope.

I'll allow this. 

 

[GregR]

I open an EN-velope. I push the ON-velope.

But no matter how hard you try to you push the ON-velope, it stays stationery.