What is the correct pronunciation of "Muslim" ?

[redstateblues]

Is it "Muh-slim" or "Moo-slim"

[dchill]

1. shouldn't you know that by now?

[JonLeibowitz]

2. This is background research; he hopes can smear Bernie for mispronouncing it.

[dchill]

3. Well, I hope he gets everything coming to him.

[valerief]

4. Your favorite group is Hillary, so we know why you're asking and I'll let you let me

let you go. Away.

[Odin2005]

5. Both pronunciations are perfectly OK in English.

Though "mooslim" is closer to the original Arabic pronunciation.

[Fuddnik]

6. In Republicaneese it's pronounced

Oh-bahm-a.

[Recursion]

7. In the Arabic word it's a schewa, like the vowel in the 2nd syllable of "circus" or "lemon"

This is difficult for English speakers because a schewa rarely appears in that position in an English word (in general Arabic moves the stress farther back in a word than is the English instinct).

In American English buth "uh" and "ah" have a long history; "oo" seems to be more popular among Commonwealth English speakers. Also, "moosslim" with a long "oo" and hard "ss", in American English, tends to refer specifically to the Nation of Islam.

Interestingly, in Arabic the "s" sound is a hard "s" rather than a "z", but that's only retained in the "moosslem" Nation of Islam pronunciation.

[catnhatnh]

8. Look

It is not like a bad thing to ask. Snark here is bullshit. Is there a correct way to pronounce it? Are multiple pronunciations okay?

[spiderpig]

9. Thanks for standing up for the OP

I constantly hear both pronunciations, and wonder if I've been wrong all these years. (qv "nucUlar", "sherbeRt", "maRscapone" - although those aren't as politically sensitive).

[Skittles]

10. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DON'T KNOW THAT

OK I DON'T EITHER BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE *YOU* DON'T KNOW