Poll: How do YOU say "Melee"?

[weker]

I pronounce it Me Lee as it is written that way and I have learnt it that way.

 

[ryo02]

it depends on the sentence its in

you can enter a may lay or meh lay fight.
when you thwack someone its a meh lee or meh lay style hit.

 

[Harlief]

Why "lol" at meh-leh? It's a French word and that's how the French pronounce it.

 

[thom_cat_]

May-lay, Meh-lay? one of those two. i clicked the first but I think I use the second. Whooops.

 

[Traipse]

I personally picked up my pronunciation of "Melee" from the Voodoo Lady in Curse of Monkey Island, way before Smash Bros Melee was released.

 

[Liudeius]

may-lay, I used to say it me-lee, but then I heard other people pronouncing it "the correct way".

 

[Custard_Angel]

"Meh-lay"

Because its the "correct" way to pronounce it...

Assigning a long E sound to both "e" and "ee"? Madness

Wait... why would I pronounce "lay" as a long E. Based on how it's spelled, it should be a long A. According to Google Translator's text to speech, it should be the long E, but still.

Well melee is a French word and the actual spelling has one of those tick things above the e, which is where the "ay" sound comes from.

 

[The Hero Killer]

I used to pronounce it Muh-lee until I heard it on Smash Bros then I was pronouncing it Mee-lee now I say May-lay.

 

[SFR]

"Meh-lay"

Because its the "correct" way to pronounce it...

Assigning a long E sound to both "e" and "ee"? Madness

Wait... why would I pronounce "lay" as a long E. Based on how it's spelled, it should be a long A. According to Google Translator's text to speech, it should be the long E, but still.

Well melee is a French word and the actual spelling has one of those tick things above the e, which is where the "ay" sound comes from.

That's fine, but my main question here is why would I pronounce "ay" as a long E as you implied? According to Google Translator though, Meh-lee is the correct version (based on how I would pronounce Meh-lee).

 

[SSoSFAGTiaCaGwaP]

May-lee

I'm constantly told it's wrong, but it's how I've been saying it for years.

EDIT: Wikipedia says it's pronounced May-lay. Case closed, Wikipedia rules all.

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

What.

I thought it was Mee-lay.

But I've been wrong before...

 

[bulbasaur765]

"Mee-Lee" is just my personal preference as far as describing close-range combat.

 

[Existential Banana]

I've never had a preference but I think I'm going to start saying Meh-leh now because that is just so absurd

 

[The Night Shade]

Like Milly but with an e in the first i

 

[EdwardOrchard]

I pronounce it "May-Lay" now, but when I was younger (and before I was corrected by my much-smarter-than-I friends), I used to pronounce it, "Meh-Lee."

I also used to pronounce Asylum, as, "Az-ih-lum."
And, Paladin, as, "Puh-lah-din." Like... Aladdin with a P at the front.

Edit: Come to think of it, I do the same thing with Saladin. I pronounce it like Aladdin with an S at the front, and still do even though I know its wrong.

 

[infohippie]

Of course I have to be difficult, but I pronounce it kinda halfway between "May-lay" and "Meh-lay".

 

[inFAMOUSCowZ]

I use to say mee-lee but since being on the escapist and other such sites, every one says may-lay, so I say that now.

 

[The_Amazing_G]

I pronounce it may-lay because that's how the announcer in super smash bros melee says it.

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

I pronounce it Mee-lee. I pronounce it incorrectly.

May-lay is correct I believe. Keep in mind there's meant to be an accent in the spelling; it's not just 'melee'.

 

[AwkwardTurtle]

I say "Mee-lee"

I blame Super Smash Bros.

Indeed I have the same situation, if someone were to ask me how to say "Melee" I'd have to go "SUPER SMASH BROTHERS...MEE LEEEEEEEEEEE" in my head to figure it out.