Yes, just like the name: Mike. But so what? We have tons of words in English that are spelled just like completely unrelated words, and we never get confused.

Then why not use the word 'mic'? I dont' get confused. This guy sounds confused.

Ask any random person to pronounce the word, "M-I-N-U-T-I-A" and see how they say it. Should we change the spelling to "M-E-N-U-S-H-I-A" just because most people can't say the word properly?

Anyway, the dictionary has 'mic' as an entry as an informal noun for 'microphone'. It also has 'mike' in there, as well as 'miked'.

P.S. The dictionary says microphone is three syllables: mi-cro-phone. Shouldn't it just be a mi?

Germ War wrote:

cwiko wrote:MICrophone. Hence, I mic something. If I already did it, I either mic'd or mic'ed it. I don't really care. Point's taken. There is no 'k' in microphone, so I don't feel comfortable just throwing one in there willy nilly.

Adding fuel to the debate: Have you ever ridden a bic?

Yes I have, and let me tell you; always go with the grain, not against. Trust me, I've just saved you a world of hurt.

Looks like I lose, but at least this guy made me laugh.

spacebar wrote:I can't decide, so I just D.I. everything now.

Now we can all argue about what D.I. stands for...

Orson Scott Card is a Mormon, which completely invalidates everything he says that isn't intentionally fictional.