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Hi Anole fans!

This is kinda stupid but it's something I want to know....

Do you pronounce Anole like it rhymes with hole or with the eeee sound on the end?

Sorry for the dumb question but thanks for helping
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I pronounce it like it rhymes with hole lol, don't know about others

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Yep! Rhymes with hole.
No eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (unless you're scared of lizards!)
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I say hole, although I've heard it pronounced both ways. As with many things it depends on where you are standing at the time. Kinda like here in jersey it's a soda and out west it's a pop.
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I was told by someone at a museum that it's pronounced "anolee", but I've always said "anole" (rhymes with hole). I have no idea which is actually correct.
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i've heard it both ways too but I use the one that rhymes with hole
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Wow you guys are great! Until a few weeks ago, I had always heard it pronounced with the eeee, go figure....I have been wrong for decades

Thanks for not making me look like an idiot :P
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I've always pronounced it "anolee".
Dictionary.com agrees with me.
I'm a real stickler for that sort of thing though, I probably hunted for ages until I found a pronunciation key for it, lol.

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I've pronounced it like it rhymes with hole, but i've heard it both ways...the people at the petshop near me just have them labeled as 'green feeder lizards' i dont think they even know what they are called! It just sounds funny to me to say anolee instead of anole.

 


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