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Help[Opinions] It sounds exactly like moulder
in reply to a message by curiouslystrong
which means:
moulder or US molder
Verb
to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay: John Brown's body lies mouldering in the grave [from mould3]
So it gets a no for me.
moulder or US molder
Verb
to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay: John Brown's body lies mouldering in the grave [from mould3]
So it gets a no for me.
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? In the USA Mulder and moulder would have distinctly different vowels in the first syllable. So this would not be a problem in the USA.
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Really?
Then why is that my boyfriend also got the connection and discussed how Chris Carter chose the name directly because of the connection between Mulder and moulder?
They sound quite similar to me in my voice, and also with my boyfriend. I am from the East Coast, he is from the Midwest.
I would think that Chris Carter choosing the name with the connection to moulder would be enough to put a hole in your theory - but the fact that both my boyfriend and I hear the similarities makes me curious.
Then again I don't have some big degree and write in a newspaper - though it's nice to know someone can write so badly and still be published.
Then why is that my boyfriend also got the connection and discussed how Chris Carter chose the name directly because of the connection between Mulder and moulder?
They sound quite similar to me in my voice, and also with my boyfriend. I am from the East Coast, he is from the Midwest.
I would think that Chris Carter choosing the name with the connection to moulder would be enough to put a hole in your theory - but the fact that both my boyfriend and I hear the similarities makes me curious.
Then again I don't have some big degree and write in a newspaper - though it's nice to know someone can write so badly and still be published.
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That last was totally uncalled for and quite obnoxious of you
First, moulder is prn like MOLE-dur by everyone I've ever heard say it, while Mulder is prn like MULL-dur.
Second, what on Earth is wrong with you tonight?
Honestly, you owe CKE (and faerie while we're at it) an apology.
First, moulder is prn like MOLE-dur by everyone I've ever heard say it, while Mulder is prn like MULL-dur.
Second, what on Earth is wrong with you tonight?
Honestly, you owe CKE (and faerie while we're at it) an apology.
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People with different accents are going to hear different similarities, of course.
Do you have a reference to how Chris Carter chose the name? That would be very interesting. :)
But the pronunciation of "molder" given in the dictionaries I have available rhymes it with words like colder and bolder. And in my experience people rhyme the first syllable of Mulder with words like dull and gull. And "molder" doesn't seem to me to be a commonly used word in modern American English. It sounds a bit archaic to me, and I think most people are only familiar with it because of the historical Civil War song that includes the phrase "John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave." So I still don't think the average person would automatically make that association.
But everyone is of course free to have his or her own opinion. :)
Do you have a reference to how Chris Carter chose the name? That would be very interesting. :)
But the pronunciation of "molder" given in the dictionaries I have available rhymes it with words like colder and bolder. And in my experience people rhyme the first syllable of Mulder with words like dull and gull. And "molder" doesn't seem to me to be a commonly used word in modern American English. It sounds a bit archaic to me, and I think most people are only familiar with it because of the historical Civil War song that includes the phrase "John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave." So I still don't think the average person would automatically make that association.
But everyone is of course free to have his or her own opinion. :)
This message was edited 6/30/2008, 9:22 AM
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They sound completely different to me. Moulder has a long O, and the first syllable is identical with the word "mole", while the first syllable in Mulder is identical with the word "mull."
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Woah, Siri. That last sentence was way out of line. Chill.
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And it looks like murder.
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