On 28 May 2008, at 1:04 pm, Dan Piponi wrote:
In particular, which syllable gets the stress, and what are the lengths of the two vowels? Couldn't find anything in the FAQ (http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Cabal/FAQ).
I've always pronounced it k'BAHL, but was surprised to find that the OED (http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50030715? query_type=word&queryword=cabal&first=1&max_to_show=10& sort_type=alpha&result_place=1&search_id=XrC0- le6sHc-11893&hilite=50030715) only countenances a short second syllable: (k bæl) [a. F. cabale (16th c. in Littré), used in all the English senses, ad. med.L. cab(b)ala (It., Sp., Pg. cabala), CABBALA, q.v. In 17th c. at first pronounced cabal (whence the abridged CAB n.5); the current pronunciation was evidently reintroduced from Fr., perh. with sense 5 or 6.]
