Correct way to pronounce "Candymonium"

[CrashCoaster]

Just thought I'd make this out of morbid curiosity to see people's opinions here.

I pronounce it "Can-da-monium", but I imagine this topic will divide opinion.

 

[Hixee]

Candy-monium

Like it's spelt.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Candy-monium

Like it's spelt.

Don't think it flows off the tongue as well as the other way.

 

[Hixee]

Don't think it flows off the tongue as well as the other way.

Definitely not, but that's not what you asked.

 

[JoshC.]

Candymonium
Candy-monium
Can-dee-mo-nee-um

If you look at words that contain ymo, that part of the word is usually pronounced as ?ee-mo-... (? Is the the letter before y), with only nymo words being pronounced as na-mo-... Seemingly the only word in English language with dymo is didymous, which you'd definitely pronounce di-dee-moo-ss, so there's precedent there too.

So yeah, in short, Can-dee-monium.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Definitely not, but that's not what you asked.

Yes, but surely one would pronounce a newly invented word in the easiest way possible that makes a reasonable amount of sense, regardless of what a specific letter may suggest?

 

[Hixee]

Yes, but surely one would pronounce a newly invented word in the easiest way possible that makes a reasonable amount of sense, regardless of what a specific letter may suggest?

I mean that's not how it works at all...

 

[owentaylor121]

I can’t believe this I’d actually a topic...

But because it is, I might as well put my 50p in and yeah I say how it’s spelt, Candy-monium.

 

[Trax]

I know that english can have quite crazy pronounciations, but even I as a foreigner know how to pronounce "candy".
You don't ask for "Canda" instead of "Candy", do you?

 

[rob666]

I pronounce it swedish fish.
Makes as much sense as this topic.

 

[jj23w]

How do you pronounce Candy?
How do you pronounce Monium?
All in all, there is your answer.

 

[JoshC.]

Yes, but surely one would pronounce a newly invented word in the easiest way possible that makes a reasonable amount of sense, regardless of what a specific letter may suggest?

When one "invents" a new word, one should "make" (ie spell) it so it can be said in the easiest possible way, not the other way round. There's linguistic rules which are generally agreed upon that people should follow as much as possible.

You wouldn't invent a car and put the indicator where the horn is, then say "the easiest way possible that makes a reasonable amount of sense to turn your indicator on in this car is to press the indicator button that's in the middle of the steering wheel". You'd put the indicator where the indicator always goes.

 

[davidm]

Childish-child is trying to pronounce it like pandemonium, despite the "-dy-" that is obviously not a soft "-de-" sound.

At least it's not like Americans trying to pronounce aluminium.

 

[Antinos]

Just to be an agent of chaos:

Can-di-mo-ni-um

 

[Nitefly]

Candy-monium

Like it's spelt.

Anonymous: am I a joke to you?

It’s obviously supposed to include the wordy ‘candy’ but I would read the word naturally (i.e. without any context) as can-da-moe-nee-um.

 

[Fi]

Can-Dee-monium. Obviously.

Why would you randomly add an a into the middle? Canda isn’t even a word!

 

[nadroJ]

I say Candy-monium but with a soft 'di' instead of a more elongated 'dee' as you would say the word candy without the monium. It flows better off of my tongue.

 

[Gavin]

For actual f**k's sake.

Can - deeeeeeeeeeee- monomomumunon

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[oriolat2]

Let's see how I pronounce it:
"You can all have that B&M crap while I lap Skyrush"

Did I get it right?

 

[Hyde]

Just to be an agent of chaos:

Can-di-mo-ni-um

Given the accent territory Pennsylvania skates between East Coast and Midwest American Accents - I think Can-di-monium is pretty on par with how locals would pronounce.