I was kind of convinced by the article's short-lived argument. I think it would really depend on whether the noun that the "short-lived" is modifying is a subje

I was kind of convinced by the article's short-lived argument. I think it would really depend on whether the noun that the "short-lived" is modifying is a subject or object. A human would be long I, while a particle would be short I. But then I have a lot of pronunciation quirks. Edit to add: The verb forms of "knife" and "wife" both use the same I pronunciation (compared to live and life), so I don't think the comparisons are that convincing after all.