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[Facts] Re: Question:the pronunciation of "Irene" ?--What is the stress of "Irene" in USA
by bryan (guest)
7/18/2009, 4:28 PM
in reply to a message by S
The stress is on the last syllable "ir-ENE" in American pronunciation, but it's still considered wrong if you look back at how it's supposed to be pronounced in original Greek. It's is pronounced "ee-rEE-nEE"in Greek. It means "peace".
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- S (guest)   +2
7/20/2009, 7:05 PM
I think all of them are OK :/EYE-reen/ or /eye-REEN/ or /eye-REE-nee/, just depends on one's own choice. But I don't know how to choose between /EYE-reen/ and /eye-REEN/ .
Can any one give me a suggestion?
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- S (guest)   +1
7/21/2009, 5:10 AM
I think all of them are OK :/EYE-reen/ or /eye-REEN/ or /eye-REE-nee/, just depends on one's own choice. But I don't know how to choose between /EYE-reen/ and /eye-REEN/ .
Can any one give me a suggestion?
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- S (guest)
7/21/2009, 6:03 PM
I prefer /EYE-reen/ ,which sounds more canorous (my feeling)^_^
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