Message: "Re: How do you pronounce Joseph and where are you from? (m)"

This is a reply within a larger thread: view the whole thread

[Opinions] Re: How do you pronounce Joseph and where are you from? (m)

by noel (glaucous)

8/3/2019, 8:39 PM

in reply to a message by Starstrider

I say Z for Josiah and S for Josephine usually.

I think it's based on which syllable I emphasize, which depends on speed...

fast
jo-SIE-ah
jo-SEF-een

slow
JOZ-ie-ah
JOZ-uh-feen

But I'm not sure why I usually say Josiah slower and Josephine faster.

This message was edited 8/3/2019, 8:42 PM

Replies

- Dracotorix

8/4/2019, 2:34 PM

I say Josiah slower than Josephine too. That "aia" sound is easy to say long, but all the vowels in Josephine are broken up by consonants I guess. I might say Josiah with a z (but usually with an s). I don't emphasize different syllables though, just the "SI" in Josiah and the "JO" in Josephine.

View Message

Replies