Ar(c)ticulation

[undyingking]

Yow! I just came about an inch away from a deeply unpleasant experience, namely: walking my face right into a spider's web full of struggling winged ants.

To take me away from the thought of that, how do you pronounce the name of the area around the North Pole, and (perhaps as importantly) how do you think it should correctly be pronounced?

[Poll #1228169]

This was prompted by this interesting article in languagelog , but please fill out the poll before reading it...

Comments

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I think I'll ask compilerbitch who not only has been living in the US for quite a few years but happens to be in the Arctic as we speak. Do you mind if I point her at this post?

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Please do, that'd be great. So far, we only have one American response (which is the same as all the European / Australian ones ;-)

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Done.