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Help[Opinions] How would you pronounce it?
Hi,
I'd like to get erybody's opinion on the name 'Alana.' Would you prefer to pronounce it as uh-lay-na or uh-lah-na?
Personally I love uh-lah-na. But it rhymes with banana!!
I'd like to get erybody's opinion on the name 'Alana.' Would you prefer to pronounce it as uh-lay-na or uh-lah-na?
Personally I love uh-lah-na. But it rhymes with banana!!
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I pronounce it uh-lah-nah. It's a great name, I've liked it for years.
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I would pronounce it "uh-LAH-nuh". It is a very pretty name.
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I say A-Lay-na
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i would say: ah-LAH-na
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uh-LAH-nah, and it doesn't rhyme with banana the way I say it.
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I would say ah-lah-nah
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Uh-lah-na.... But it is not a good name. I think even Banana would be better than Alana.
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I would pronounce it uh-lah-na, but I prefer the spelling Alannah
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I say "a-LANN-a" ... I've never heard it any other way. I had a few classmates with this name, it's pretty. I prefer Alannah though :-)
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I'd assume ah-LAY-nah at first, but I've seen it also as ah-LAH-nah, ah-LAN-nah, ay-LAH-nah, etc. I've also seen VARIOUS spellings. It's just confusing, lol.
Just for the record, I don't think uh-lah-na rhymes with banana. ah-LAN-nah would, though. :b
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Just for the record, I don't think uh-lah-na rhymes with banana. ah-LAN-nah would, though. :b
~Heather~
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uh-LAH-na
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uh-LAH-nah...(m)
And since I pronunce the LAH sound with an A as in "brat" (the food, not the spoiled child), it doesn't sound anything like banana (which has an A as in "attic").
I really dislike it when people pronunce it uh-LAY-nah, uh-LAA-nah (with an A as in "attic"), or uh-LAW-nah (with an AW as in "lawn"). I prefer the straight-up AH sound, as in "job."
And I prefer the spelling Alanna, but that's arbitrary.
Array (notoriously picky about pronunciation)
And since I pronunce the LAH sound with an A as in "brat" (the food, not the spoiled child), it doesn't sound anything like banana (which has an A as in "attic").
I really dislike it when people pronunce it uh-LAY-nah, uh-LAA-nah (with an A as in "attic"), or uh-LAW-nah (with an AW as in "lawn"). I prefer the straight-up AH sound, as in "job."
And I prefer the spelling Alanna, but that's arbitrary.
Array (notoriously picky about pronunciation)
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Oh my gosh... again the accent confusion. Are you east coast?
the A in brat, attic and banana (the middle A) are the same to me.
AH in job??? Wait, maybe that's the sound I describe as "aw."
I will agree the spelling of Alanna would get me closer to saying a-lah-nah though.
the A in brat, attic and banana (the middle A) are the same to me.
AH in job??? Wait, maybe that's the sound I describe as "aw."
I will agree the spelling of Alanna would get me closer to saying a-lah-nah though.
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I'm from the Midwest, actually.
Here--this might be the easiest way to clear up some conclusion. I've made a sound file of me reading out my message, being careful to enunciate the differences. It ought to shed some light on what I mean. :) You can download it here--it's a very small file, and I solemnly swear it's not virus-y: http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=07DFVFF9HLLU82CNV9LC8J7QLF
If you can't (or won't :) download it, think of the differences this way:
uh-LAH-nah: With an AH as in the name Don
uh-LAA-nah: With an AA as in the name Dan
uh-LAW-nah: With an AW as in the name Dawn
Array (here to help)
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
Here--this might be the easiest way to clear up some conclusion. I've made a sound file of me reading out my message, being careful to enunciate the differences. It ought to shed some light on what I mean. :) You can download it here--it's a very small file, and I solemnly swear it's not virus-y: http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=07DFVFF9HLLU82CNV9LC8J7QLF
If you can't (or won't :) download it, think of the differences this way:
uh-LAH-nah: With an AH as in the name Don
uh-LAA-nah: With an AA as in the name Dan
uh-LAW-nah: With an AW as in the name Dawn
Array (here to help)
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
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Heh, very cute, thank you! I listened to it three times though and still couldn't tell the difference between your way of saying it and the one with the "lawn" sound, as you call it. I can't tell!
Don and Dawn are said the same where I grew up (Colorado by the way) and I just can't get them to make different sounds, even when I try. It's true I don't have a great ear though, I can't even tell Brit from Aussie accents, unless there is heavy use of recognizable slang words.
Craziness. It's beyond me. :P
Don and Dawn are said the same where I grew up (Colorado by the way) and I just can't get them to make different sounds, even when I try. It's true I don't have a great ear though, I can't even tell Brit from Aussie accents, unless there is heavy use of recognizable slang words.
Craziness. It's beyond me. :P
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How strange!
It's a very slight difference, I guess. I'm glad you enjoyed listening to me, hehe.
Array
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
It's a very slight difference, I guess. I'm glad you enjoyed listening to me, hehe.
Array
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
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I'd guess more like uh-law-na.
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I would say ah-LAN-nuh.
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