Live mode (silly question, but I must know)

[tonycdh]

I have a silly question. In all my years playing Sims, I have always called it Live (with a long sounding I, like "jive") mode. Is it really pronounced with a short I like give?  Lol!  I was looking at YouTube videos and everyone pronounces it live with a short I. It sounds too weird to me. Am I the only one pronouncing it wrong or am I right? 

[grimsoul]

I pronounce it the same way you do. Saying live like in jive. It sounds strange the other way to me also.

[Caterina]

I pronounce it with a long 'i' too

[Nettlejuice]

I pronounce it the same as you and find it weird that YouTubers say it a different way.

[KRae]

I'm with you all, live with a long I.  I think of it as going live or live action. The other way is just odd to me.

[Twinmum]

I've always pronounced it with the long I, but if you watch official videos, the SimGurus all pronounce it (and say it is meant to be) with a short i.  When you think about it, you have the choice of build or live mode, where in one you build and the other you live!

[tonycdh]

Well I'm just glad I'm part of the majority here. I thought I was being the oddball. Glad your all oddballs too.

[dodi90]

The correct way is actually the short 'i' when the word is 'live'. It become long 'I' when you add 'a' in front of it to become 'alive'. However I believe the 'live' mode (whether on broadcasting or in particular in the sims) actually is kind of shortened from alive since the meaning is not 'staying in one place' (for example I live in New York) but rather 'it really happened in the moment' (Today! Live on Fox TV ...) so I feel live pronounced like alive is actually more correct in this case.

[stitching_JA]

I used to prefer the long 'i', but after someone pointed out to me that the other modes are based on verbs, the short 'i' made a lot more sense to me.  After thinking of it that way for a few months now, the long sound seems odd.

You build, you buy, you live. 

[dodi90]

While yeah this 'Live' is mispronounced most of the time thanks to most 'live show' used it as shortened form of "alive". If you think that Live is refer to the adverb, it is fine since in a way the live mode of the sim is really happening in front of your eyes. If you think 'Live Mode' as a mode where your sims is currently living in it, then 'live' with the short i is the correct way to pronounce it.

[tonycdh]

Wasn't expecting so much in depth coverage on such a topic. It was really just a simple question for simple answers. The psychology behind it is amazing really lol.