[Opinions] Re: Names you mispronounced
in reply to a message by ari.
Desiree: desire-EE
Zenobia: ZEH-no-bi-a
Helena: HEH-leh-na
Anne: AYN
Marie: pronounced the same as Mary lol
Anne-Marie: AYN-MA-ry
Margaux: MAR-ga-uhks
Juan: joo-AN
Sean: seh-AN
Giovanni: gee-o-VAH-nee (with a hard G)
Saoirse: sah-oh-EER-seh
María José: Maria JOH-seh
Ophelia: op-HELL-ee-ah
Estrella: es-TRELL-a
Sloane: slow-ANNE
Cheyenne: SHAY-enne
François and Françoise: fran-CHO-ees
Louis: the same as Luis
Keziah: ke-ZEE-ah
Shania: sahn-ee-ah
Heidi: hey-dee
Xochitl: KSOH-chee-tl
I agree with you, I've mispronounced Phoebe, Isla, Levi, Persephone, and Antigone the same as you did lol. Also isn't Charlotte pronounced as shahr-LAWT in French?
Oh, one thing I like to add:
America: Murrica!
Zenobia: ZEH-no-bi-a
Helena: HEH-leh-na
Anne: AYN
Marie: pronounced the same as Mary lol
Anne-Marie: AYN-MA-ry
Margaux: MAR-ga-uhks
Juan: joo-AN
Sean: seh-AN
Giovanni: gee-o-VAH-nee (with a hard G)
Saoirse: sah-oh-EER-seh
María José: Maria JOH-seh
Ophelia: op-HELL-ee-ah
Estrella: es-TRELL-a
Sloane: slow-ANNE
Cheyenne: SHAY-enne
François and Françoise: fran-CHO-ees
Louis: the same as Luis
Keziah: ke-ZEE-ah
Shania: sahn-ee-ah
Heidi: hey-dee
Xochitl: KSOH-chee-tl
I agree with you, I've mispronounced Phoebe, Isla, Levi, Persephone, and Antigone the same as you did lol. Also isn't Charlotte pronounced as shahr-LAWT in French?
Oh, one thing I like to add:
America: Murrica!
This message was edited 8/10/2022, 1:30 AM
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But Helena is pronounced like that. There are several ways to say it.
Sorry I didn't know about that, I thought it's only pronounced as /ˈhɛlənə/ (or HEH-lən-ə).
No need to apologize! I think we're all learning something new with this post d:
I think this forum would greatly benefit from using IPA, tbh, because, as my keyboard doesn't have schwas, HEH-leh-na and HEH-lən-ə are near identical.
You can install Gboard. It support so many languages, accent signs, including IPA.
How to change the language: https://www.theverge.com/22704840/gboard-keyboard-google-languages-android-how-to
How to change the language: https://www.theverge.com/22704840/gboard-keyboard-google-languages-android-how-to
Thank you so much!! That's really helpful :)