Talk:short-lived

"Many linguists prefer..." is a meaningless statement. Can someone quantify and qualify this? My preference is for a long i in pronunciation, but that preference doesn't mean I'm correct, of course!


 * Good point, thank you. I've rewritten the entry; please take a look. —Ruakh TALK 13:44, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

AmE vs BrE
According to the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, BrE RP is only /ˌʃɔːt ˈlɪvd/, while AmE prefers /ˌʃɔːrt ˈlaɪvd/ JMGN (talk) 17:08, 11 March 2024 (UTC)