The main game mode is pronounced...

It only makes sense this way

It's been called live (rhymes with give) since Sim Earth also by Maxis. Never occurred to me to call it anything else. Plus will wright and the gurus always called/call it live with a short I.

There are two modes for that one button: Building and Living.

Live (rhymes with FIVE) makes less sense when considering the other mode.
It's not Live (rhymes with FIVE) and Pause. That's an entirely different interface button.

I always enjoy this discussion, it's interesting to see how different players pronounce it.
I've always pronounced it this way, I'm not sure why. Looking at everyone's replies, though, I think both options absolutely make sense.
(Although sometimes I throw all caution to the wind and just call it "play mode"! :wink:)

I wonder if it has anything to do with where different players are from?

Officially it's "live" like "give", so that's how I voted

In my head (since I rarely say it out loud) I still use "live" like "five" because I also think of it as "and we're live" like it's a show of some kind. I just acknowledge to myself that I'm pronouncing it wrong. :smiley:

I guess I just always thought of it as live (five) because build/buy is static, unmoving, fixed. Whereas Live (five), is more dynamic and moving.

It’s always been live rhymes with five for me.

I always pronounced it Live as in Saturday Night Live!

Live as in "we are on live and on the air"

My sims are alive & they want to live. :D :p