| Lentulus | 10 Aug 2012 6:00 p.m. PST |
As in "Pike Keil"? I've been assuming it's a German word, so simple long "i", but I have been wrong before. |
| captain canada | 10 Aug 2012 6:23 p.m. PST |
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 RavenscraftCybernetics  | 10 Aug 2012 6:32 p.m. PST |
Mrs Cybernetics says its kyle but it could go either way dialectically. |
| Baggy Sausage | 10 Aug 2012 6:50 p.m. PST |
It is pronounced "Smith." Everything is silent. |
| Happy Little Trees | 10 Aug 2012 6:51 p.m. PST |
I've always heard it as 'Keel'. But what do I know-until this week, I though Sikh was pronounced 'seek' not 'sic'. Stupid way to find out. |
| abelp01 | 10 Aug 2012 7:09 p.m. PST |
Throat warbler mangrove? I dunno… |
Billiam  | 10 Aug 2012 7:41 p.m. PST |
We have a professor in my department with the last name Keil. He pronounces it as "Kyle". Which is annoying, since he's an oceanography prof and "keel" would be far more appropriate. |
| SonofThor | 10 Aug 2012 8:20 p.m. PST |
I thought it was "keel" as well. |
 Cardinal Hawkwood | 10 Aug 2012 9:02 p.m. PST |
no doubt in different regions it may be pronounced differently..so draw your own conclusions 'ecky thump |
| Mark Plant | 10 Aug 2012 9:44 p.m. PST |
Are there regional difference to how "Seig Heil" was pronounced? I sure haven't heard any. If it was said "keel", would it not be spelled Kiel, like the port? |
| Puster | 10 Aug 2012 10:24 p.m. PST |
kyle Though the term was not really used by Landsknechts, it is a military formation that means "wedge". If pronounced in German, "kyle" is the way. keel / Kiel has no relation to military formations in German, just to the city and the keel. If you pronounce it this way its definitely wrong. |
| Ilodic | 11 Aug 2012 10:42 a.m. PST |
This link should put the argument to rest. link ilodic |
 Klebert L Hall | 11 Aug 2012 1:58 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 11 Aug 2012 8:30 p.m. PST |
Usually, in English, as in German, the last letter of the two-letter vowel combination dictates the pronunciation, in most cases, so Kiel would be pronounce Keel, while Keil would be pronounced Kyle. |
| Summsi72 | 12 Aug 2012 12:15 p.m. PST |
I am german and I can tell you it is pronounced "Kyle". And there shouldn´t be any regional differences. |
| Rudi the german | 12 Aug 2012 3:14 p.m. PST |
Keil…. Very simpel. :) And here some more tough words: And now the next word: Balkenkreuz….
Sonderkraftfahrzeug
Schmeisser Maschienenpistole Etc…. |
| Keraunos | 13 Aug 2012 6:29 a.m. PST |
is there a swiss-german word pronunciation to be aware of? I only know the word in a swiss context, so I do not know whether that has any effect on pronunciation, but I would certainly lean to that if there were. |
| Yesthatphil | 13 Aug 2012 12:26 p.m. PST |
No. The question has been answered fully and completely already ('kyle'). Only wargamers could find a debate in it. |
| WCTFreak | 15 Aug 2012 1:05 p.m. PST |
not really swiss pronunciation would be quite hard to immitate for an english guy… |
