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[Facts] Re: Sian
by Lauren B (guest)
11/20/2006, 1:05 PM
in reply to a message by Bear
In England and in Wales its pronounced the same- SHARN
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- Chrisell   +2
11/20/2006, 5:25 PM
"shahn" and "sharn" have the exact same sound in Australian English, so I suspect we're trying to express the same thing. According to this website's key, the "shan" pronunciation that Bear is promoting would rhyme with Dan, "can", "man" etc, while "shahn" / "sharn" would rhyme with "barn", "darn" etc.
~Chrisell~ Proudly Australian www.archaeochrisell.blogspot.com
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- Haven (guest)   +1
11/21/2006, 8:41 AM
shahn to my ears is Shawn...Interesting.
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- Chrisell
11/21/2006, 2:23 PM
:-) Confusing, isn't it!
~Chrisell~ Proudly Australian www.archaeochrisell.blogspot.com
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