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It is easy to confuse the spelling of the [[adjective]] '''rational''' with the spelling of the [[noun]] '''rationale'''. Don't do it!
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::Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA|}}

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 **A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.
-:::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and ''locale'' (there is no French ''rationale'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."
+:::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''ssc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and ''locale'' (there is no French ''rationale'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."
+::You may also want to see AWE's article on [[ratiocinate]].

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	**A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.		**A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.

−	:::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationale'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."	+	:::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and ''locale'' (there is no French ''rationale'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."

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 **A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.
+:::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationale'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."
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-:::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationalew'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."

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	**A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.		**A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.

−	::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationalew'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."	+
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		+	:::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationalew'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."

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	**A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.		**A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.

−	::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationalew'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."	+	::::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA\|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationalew'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."

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 It is easy to confuse the spelling of the [[adjective]] '''rational''' with the spelling of the [[noun]] '''rationale'''. Don't do it!
 *The basic meaning of the [[adjective]] '''rational''', pronounced with the stress on the first syllable 'RASH-'n-'l' ({{IPA|ˈræʃ ən əl}}), is 'to do with [the mental power of] reason', 'to do with logical thought'. So a person can be '''rational''', by using considered qualities of thought in decisions. (Human beings are '''rational creatures''', and it was traditionally held, with very little basis, that men are more '''rational beings''' than women.) A decision or any other thought process may be described as '''rational''' when it is based on logical thought, or carefully considered balances of ideas.
-*The [[noun]] '''rationale''', pronounced with the stress on the last syllable 'rash-'en'AHL', /ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/ (but see the note below), means 'the reasoned explanation behind [an idea or argument, etc]', or 'the fundamental reason [for doing or thinking something]'.
+*The [[noun]] '''rationale''', pronounced as a trisyllable with the stress on the last syllable 'rash-'en'AHL', /ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/ (but see the note below), means 'the reasoned explanation behind [an idea or argument, etc]', or 'the fundamental reason [for doing or thinking something]'.
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+**A much more obscure use of '''rationale''' (pronounced, in this sense, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈeɪl ɪ}}), is as the translation of a Hebrew phrase meaning [[literal]]ly 'breastplate of judgement': the breastplate of gold, with 12 precious stones, worn by the Jewish High Priest and described in the biblical book of ''Exodus'' ch. 28, vv. 15-29. The term was later adopted for various episcopal vestments. The word is used to describe the garment because it represented 'judgement', which should always be '''rational'''.
-::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-ALE-y'. {{IPA|}}
+::'''''Note''''': Until the second half of the twentieth century, the final '-e-' of '''rationale''' was sounded, 'rash-on-AHL (''or'' ALE)-y'. {{IPA|ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl ɪ}}. [[Fowler (1926)]] said: "'''rationale''' is the neuter of the Latin adjective ''rationalis'', & should therefore be pronounced rāshənā'lī [''sc.'' rash-on-ahl-i, /ˌræʃ ən ˈɑːl iː/];but confusion with such French words as ''morale'' and''locale'' (there is no French ''rationalew'') naturally leads to its being sometimes mispronounced." The latest edition, ([[Burchfield's Fowler]], 1996) merely says that after the earlier quadrisyllabic pronunciation, "it became routinely pronounced as three syllables:/ræʃ ən ˈɑːl/."
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