View Message

New Post
Search
Help

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

[Opinions] Re: Maali?
by Amphelise (Chrisell)
9/19/2020, 2:24 PM
in reply to a message by WinterWonderland
It wouldn’t sound like Molly in my accent :)
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/christine-seaforth-finch
http://christineseaforthfinch.blogspot.com/
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

- WinterWonderland   +4
9/19/2020, 3:58 PM
OK. I'm a little confused, I guess. Would you pronounce Molly the same as us, but pronounce Maali differently from us?
vote up1
- Amphelise (Chrisell)   +3
9/19/2020, 4:07 PM
English and Australian phonics have a very short /o/ sound which doesn’t exist in most North American accents. If you’ve ever heard a British person say “lorry”, it’s that /o/ sound which we use in Molly. Maali on the other hand would have a longer /ah/ sound, like the /a/ in “fast”. It would be indistinguishable from Marley but distinctly different to Molly.
vote up1
- WinterWonderland
9/19/2020, 6:25 PM
OK. Thank you. I understand what you mean now. Anyway, I do still like the name!
vote up1