How to pronounce "eval"?

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I know this is short for evaluation, as given by an engine, but I don't know how to pronounce it. My guess is simply like the first two syllables of evaluation but I would like to be reassured.

You can also hear people pronouncing it on YouTube if you do a search — Hack-R, Jun 12 '16 at 04:26
this is probably better suited for http://english.stackexchange.com/ (and this [answer](http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/329151/why-are-the-vowels-in-christ-and-christmas-different-and-other-strange-diphtho/329192#329192) is relevant I think) — hkBst, Jun 12 '16 at 12:50
@hkBst This question should be asked and answered here because only chess players are competent, not linguists. — MichalRyszardWojcik, Jun 12 '16 at 17:16

score 3 · Answer 1 · 2016-06-11T21:39:35.490

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To pronounce "eval" it would be: [EE-vahl]

Accent the first syllable

edited Jun 11 '16 at 21:39

answered Jun 11 '16 at 19:54

Which syllable is stressed? Is the last syllable like in volleyball? – MichalRyszardWojcik Jun 11 '16 at 21:35
I was thinking EE-val – Tony Ennis Jun 11 '16 at 22:36
To fix notation, to me "vahl" sounds like volley while "val" like valley (like pal). So eval would sound like peepal similar to paypal. Right? – MichalRyszardWojcik Jun 12 '16 at 14:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 12 '16 at 04:23

You pronounce it like the first part of the word "evaluation".

There's actually an internationally standardized way of writing words phonetically which is employed in most modern dictionaries. Meriam-Webster's dictionary also provides links to audible pronunciations of most words, including this one.

How to pronounce "eval"?

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