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Help[Opinions] Re: Evelyn
in reply to a message by ari.
I am from the US & I've always pronounced it as I've heard it pronounced - "EH-və-lin"--and this pronunciation (was) used for amy now deceased paternal grandmother. If a particular Evelyn pronounced her (his?) name differently, I'd pronounce it in respect to that particular person's preference.
Isn't it crazy how our initial perceptions characterize and even categorize our future proclivities?
I do not find absolute logic in either pronunciation, yet, to me, this is a favorable and pleasant quality.
I like that from "Evelyn" we have a phonetic "Eevlin" and a phonetic "Evelin". Who is to know that the second letter "e" following the letter "v" should not only be silent but serve to equivocally "elongate" the the first letter 'e'?
I also know an Evelyn that is known as "Evy" but (beginning with a short 'E' sound and the 'y' represents a long 'e' sound but resounds without stress. I'd often forget that she is Evelyn--because she despised hearing - though I rather like it.
If spelling and pronunciation were logical - can we haphazardly decide that the second letter 'e' is silent? I would not understand why we have a long 'E' and a short 'e' in one syllable - and use a letter "i" to phonetically illustrate a particular pronunciation of a letter "y". Why indeed? Still, I enjoy such subjectivities that much more.
Isn't it crazy how our initial perceptions characterize and even categorize our future proclivities?
I do not find absolute logic in either pronunciation, yet, to me, this is a favorable and pleasant quality.
I like that from "Evelyn" we have a phonetic "Eevlin" and a phonetic "Evelin". Who is to know that the second letter "e" following the letter "v" should not only be silent but serve to equivocally "elongate" the the first letter 'e'?
I also know an Evelyn that is known as "Evy" but (beginning with a short 'E' sound and the 'y' represents a long 'e' sound but resounds without stress. I'd often forget that she is Evelyn--because she despised hearing - though I rather like it.
If spelling and pronunciation were logical - can we haphazardly decide that the second letter 'e' is silent? I would not understand why we have a long 'E' and a short 'e' in one syllable - and use a letter "i" to phonetically illustrate a particular pronunciation of a letter "y". Why indeed? Still, I enjoy such subjectivities that much more.
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