How Do You Pronounce Thiel?

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Is it "Teel" or "Theel"?
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mitch4t01-11-2012 10:58pm

mitch4t OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,611 posts 01-12-2012 at 09:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete . I had always heard it with the 'h' silent also. My neighbor is considering buying a pair and he asked me which was the correct pronunciation. .
orpheus10 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,668 posts 01-12-2012 at 03:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Can anyone tell me the difference between the pronunciation of TEEL and TEAL. I pronounce them the same.
stevecham Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,340 posts 01-12-2012 at 03:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I met Jim and he introduced himself as (pronounced) "Teal."
ketchup Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 700 posts 01-12-2012 at 04:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The receptionist, I believe, has a Kentucky accent, and it comes out "Till." But everyone is correct, it's like the color.
stanwal Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,147 posts 01-12-2012 at 06:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Does the name of the color come from the duck or the name of the duck come from the color? In a related question: which came first, the duck or the egg?