It was only a few years ago that the word Naive had two dots on the I. I remember looking it up and striping the doubledotted I, beause I didn't want to submit to the single dot.
Just now, I went to do that, and the dictionaries have all removed the double dot.
So I suppose we will pronounce it naive, to rhyme with crave, (not Nah-eeve).
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It was only a few years ago that the word Naive had two dots on the I. I remember looking it up and striping the doubledotted I, beause I didn't want to submit to the single dot.
Just now, I went to do that, and the dictionaries have all removed the double dot.
So I suppose we will pronounce it naive, to rhyme with crave, (not Nah-eeve).