MANdolin or mandoLIN?

[George R. Lane]

I call it the 8 string monster, Master of Frustration.

[colorado_al]

Yes, I know that...I didn't explain myself well...I wanted to know how you treat your mandolin: When a person wants to anthropomorphize their instrument by nicknaming, treat it as a female object or male object?

If it has the Florida "extension" it is male. Without, it is female.

[Petrus]

This is why we have the much loved contraction "mando."

[Dave Hanson]

It's all one word, thgere is no emphasis on any part of it.

Dave H

[Dave Hanson]

should have said, one word 3 syllables man do lin.

Dave H

[Ron McMillan]

I'm with T.D. I have no love for the horrible 'mando' contraction.

[Rob Beck]

With the caveat that I haven't actually gone as far as to check my facts , isn't the "lin" part of "mandolin" derived from Italian for something like "small" or "little" as in "little mandola", and if that is the case, shouldn't the emphasis be placed on what makes this particular mandola variant different from the others? Therefore, I humbly suggest mandoLIN as as the correct pronunciation, which by pure coincidence is exactly how I pronounce it

However, as others have attested, it matters not, as long as we play the thing and get others interested in it

In other news: I also have a problem with "mando"!

[Ron McMillan]

In other news: I also have a problem with "mando"!

(Edited) Glad to find I'm not the only crotchety guy here.

[MediumMando5722]

I'm with T.D. I have no love for the horrible 'mando' contraction.

I'll type that, but I never say it. More lame internet slang

[AlanN]

From Jethro:

"I call it Bruce"

[Bertram Henze]

I just call mine "Fylde". I never anthropomorphize objects.

I sometimes objectify people, but that is another story.

[CES]

I've always named my trucks, but not my instruments. No idea why either way...

[fatt-dad]

A

f-d

[varmonter]

Every blugrass southern gentleman or lady i have
Heard has always substituted the letter o for the
Letter a. Like MANDAlin..

[Jeff Hildreth]

"I personally don't care for the word " mando" ,,"

Agreed, it's right up there with "hog" and musicians wearing shorts on stage.

The pronunciation with which I am most familiar is MAN do LIN.

[NursingDaBlues]

The pronunciation with which I am most familiar is MAN do LIN.

That's my preference: "MAN do LIN"

[Caleb]

I started out saying MANdolin, but I attended a workshop very early on and the instructor was saying mandoLIN. He sounded like he knew was he was talking about, so I've been saying mandoLIN ever since.

[Frogstar]

I'll type that, but I never say it. More lame internet slang

A retired gent at my local jam has referred to me as "mando man" on more than one occasion.

"I personally don't care for the word " mando" ,,"

Agreed, it's right up there with "hog" and musicians wearing shorts on stage.

The pronunciation with which I am most familiar is MAN do LIN.

Kilts okay?

[Denny Gies]

JeffD is correct, Bill called it a manlin.

[pelone]

Potato/potato....here in Mexico it is often pronounced Mandoleen. However..it is interesting...if it is pronounced "Mandolone" it implies a man who is brow beaten, wife whipped and an apron wearer.

[addamr]

My self it's mandlin, two syllables, proper pronunciation would be, man dlin . But sometimes mandalin or mandulin.

Adam

[Al Trujillo]

I make so many mistakes on mine we call in 'man-DUHH-lin'

[Phil Goodson]

Well, ... I like "mando" fine. There, I said it!

[billkilpatrick]

Man ... ... lin

[DavidKOS]

The pronunciation with which I am most familiar is MAN do LIN.

That's my preference: "MAN do LIN"

That's closest to how I pronounce the, too, perhaps a slight more emphasis on the "lin".