Talk:Mayhem (crime)
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[edit] Pronunciation
- It's pronounced "maim". I know no-one has asked yet, but someone will eventually. --Legis (talk - contributions) 16:16, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
- Reverted pending discussion: I have heard "mayhem" pronounced plenty of times, always as "may-hem" as two syllables, at least here in Britain. Anthony Appleyard 08:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
- It was definitely still pronounced "Maim" when I read medical ethics and the law at University (in Britain) in 1995. Can't find a reliable source as most legal dictionaries in the UK don't provide guidance to pronunciation. --Legis (talk - contribs) 21:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
- That may be an old pronunciation that lawyers hang on to, but most people spelling-pronounce it as "may-hem", same as most people use "mayhem" to mean "havoc and disorder". Anthony Appleyard 21:03, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
