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Help[Opinions] Re: Yeah yeah...
in reply to a message by Wordsmith
Maybe she assumed it was THESS-ah-lee? My first instinct was to pronounce it TESS-ah-lee so for me it doesn't sound like a lisp. If it's THESS-ah-lee (which it seems to be in English according to a dictionary) I like it a lot less.
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It's a theta in Thessaly, so it shouldn't be like a T unless it's a Latinized version, right? I wouldn't like it with a T. THESS-a-lee sounds old but TESS-a-lee sounds like Tessa-Lee, totally different vibe.
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Thessaly has a big fat double S sound in the middle, no matter what you do with the Th, which negates the lispy argument somewhat
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That's what I said :(
And now the conversation is only about lispiness. *sigh*
And now the conversation is only about lispiness. *sigh*
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Edited because I misunderstood. I agree with you.
This message was edited 10/23/2020, 2:56 PM
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Even if it's Tessa-lee, it sounds like baby talk for Cecily.
I don't know why anyone would just assume it was a hard t and not a th sound. Why would we?
I don't know why anyone would just assume it was a hard t and not a th sound. Why would we?
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English is not my first language but Thomas, Thomasin, Anthony, Thames? There are several names and place names in which the TH sounds like a T.
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In English, the th in Anthony doesn't sound like a hard t.
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In the US, not in England or Australia.
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It does. In the UK.
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Yeah I have a hard time pronouncing Anthony with a th rather than a hard t lol Technically I can, I just have to concentrate. I also sometimes pronounce it with with an f though (making it more ann-foney).
@Wordsmith - How is Thessaly supposed to be pronounced? I'm pronouncing it like "tess-a-lee" but I could be wrong
@Wordsmith - How is Thessaly supposed to be pronounced? I'm pronouncing it like "tess-a-lee" but I could be wrong
This message was edited 10/24/2020, 3:37 AM
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I pronounce it with a soft "th" (like in "think") -- "Tessaly" sounds a bit too frivolous and confected, sort of like Tiffany.
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