Names you don't know how to pronounce

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Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, in NY, there were actually slightly different pronunciations for:

Carrie
Kerry

It's all the same to me.

I'm from NY, and those are completely different pronunciations. The PP who hears Aaron/ Erin the same with the "American" (you do realize there are different accents in different parts of America, right?) accent, Aaron is pronounced with a short A like arrow. Erin is pronounced with a short E like error.

Similarly, Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently.

Where in America are these pronounced differently? I have lived in various regions and these are the same name.

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Xavier. I pronounce is like Ja-vi-eh but I hear lots of ex-av-e-or.

I'm from Massachusetts and there was an old joke I recall that only we New Englanders pronounce "Mary," "merry" and "marry" completely differently.

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Anonymous wrote:Maeve

Mave, rhymes with rave.

The Maeve I know pronounces it Ma-Vee

I've never heard it that way. If you go to pronouncenames.com, it rhymes with wave. Ditto for other sites/YouTube videos. Maybe your friend uses that pronunciation as a kind of nickname? Like Susie or Angie?

I am Irish and my daughter is named Maeve. Definitely rhymes with 'wave.'

She is hispanic. It's not a nickname.

I'm watching Call the Midwives and they just said it like Mave.

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Anonymous wrote:Xavier. I pronounce is like Ja-vi-eh but I hear lots of ex-av-e-or.

I'm from Massachusetts and there was an old joke I recall that only we New Englanders pronounce "Mary," "merry" and "marry" completely differently.

You can add Kerry and Carrie to that list. All my Midwest friends pronounce them the same even after I pointed out the berry Barry example.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, in NY, there were actually slightly different pronunciations for:

Carrie
Kerry

It's all the same to me.

I'm from NY, and those are completely different pronunciations. The PP who hears Aaron/ Erin the same with the "American" (you do realize there are different accents in different parts of America, right?) accent, Aaron is pronounced with a short A like arrow. Erin is pronounced with a short E like error.

Similarly, Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently.

Sara here and Ivan assure you Sara and Sarah are exactly the same. I know several of both. The H is silent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, in NY, there were actually slightly different pronunciations for:

Carrie
Kerry

It's all the same to me.

I'm from NY, and those are completely different pronunciations. The PP who hears Aaron/ Erin the same with the "American" (you do realize there are different accents in different parts of America, right?) accent, Aaron is pronounced with a short A like arrow. Erin is pronounced with a short E like error.

Similarly, Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently.

Sara here and Ivan assure you Sara and Sarah are exactly the same. I know several of both. The H is silent.

emphasis changes, A vs RAh.

Same with Aaron vs Erin... Ron vs rin

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, in NY, there were actually slightly different pronunciations for:

Carrie
Kerry

It's all the same to me.

I'm from NY, and those are completely different pronunciations. The PP who hears Aaron/ Erin the same with the "American" (you do realize there are different accents in different parts of America, right?) accent, Aaron is pronounced with a short A like arrow. Erin is pronounced with a short E like error.

Similarly, Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently.

Sara here and Ivan assure you Sara and Sarah are exactly the same. I know several of both. The H is silent.

nope, both are the same. You're on crack or speaking with a weird accent. ? But as a Sara who knows several Sara's and Sarah's both names have always been pronounced the same and if you pronounced my name differently, I'd have no idea who you were talking to.

emphasis changes, A vs RAh.

Same with Aaron vs Erin... Ron vs rin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aaron.

With an American accent, it sounds like "Erin" so I usually have to depend on context to figure out which it is. Where I'm from we say "Ay-ron"

Where I'm from (New England), Erin and Aaron are not pronounced the same. Erin is pronounced EH-rin. Aaron is pronounced AIR-in.

As noted above, Kerry and Carrie also are different: Kerry is KEH-ree and Carrie is CARE-ee.

It's subtle I suppose, but to New Englanders these are very distinct sounds.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, in NY, there were actually slightly different pronunciations for:

Carrie
Kerry

It's all the same to me.

I'm from NY, and those are completely different pronunciations. The PP who hears Aaron/ Erin the same with the "American" (you do realize there are different accents in different parts of America, right?) accent, Aaron is pronounced with a short A like arrow. Erin is pronounced with a short E like error.

Similarly, Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently.

Native New Englander here. No, they are not pronounced differently in NE or NY.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, in NY, there were actually slightly different pronunciations for:

Carrie
Kerry

It's all the same to me.

I'm from NY, and those are completely different pronunciations. The PP who hears Aaron/ Erin the same with the "American" (you do realize there are different accents in different parts of America, right?) accent, Aaron is pronounced with a short A like arrow. Erin is pronounced with a short E like error.

Similarly, Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently.

Sara here and Ivan assure you Sara and Sarah are exactly the same. I know several of both. The H is silent.

emphasis changes, A vs RAh.


No.
Same with Aaron vs Erin... Ron vs rin

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, in NY, there were actually slightly different pronunciations for:

Carrie
Kerry

It's all the same to me.

I'm from NY, and those are completely different pronunciations. The PP who hears Aaron/ Erin the same with the "American" (you do realize there are different accents in different parts of America, right?) accent, Aaron is pronounced with a short A like arrow. Erin is pronounced with a short E like error.

Similarly, Sarah and Sara are pronounced differently.

Sara here and Ivan assure you Sara and Sarah are exactly the same. I know several of both. The H is silent.

nope, both are the same. You're on crack or speaking with a weird accent. ? But as a Sara who knows several Sara's and Sarah's both names have always been pronounced the same and if you pronounced my name differently, I'd have no idea who you were talking to.

emphasis changes, A vs RAh.

Same with Aaron vs Erin... Ron vs rin

No.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:La Croix, like the carbonated water. I say La Croy. Correct?

Yes

Not really. It's french. It's pronounced "kwah" or "quah", with the "kw" sound coming from the back of the throat, in the Gallic manner. Since croix is French for "cross", the corrent pronounciation would generally be "kwah" or "quah". It's only in the US that you say it to rhyme with "toy", which just sounds awful and ignorant of other languages. Which Americans generally are. This whole thread is eye-opening.

La croix is from the midwest- not French. See here: http://www.lacroixwater.com/nutritionals/how-is-lacroix-pronounced/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of Chevy chase, what about chaise lounge. I've heard people say it all French-like. Ha ha. But I say "chase lounge." Is that ok?

OMG. This is one of my pet peeves. The issue is that 99% of the time it is also incorrectly spelled. It is chaise longue. Not lounge. Nothing to do with lounging. Longue is the feminine form of long because chaise is a feminine noun. It means simply long chair. Not lounge chair. I think to save face most people just say chaise (like shayz).

No. Not like shayz, like shezz. It is pronounced shezz long.

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Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir the school

Anyone?
No one knows!!!

Bow (as in bow-tie) - vwahrr

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Anonymous wrote:La Croix, like the carbonated water. I say La Croy. Correct?

Yes

Not really. It's french. It's pronounced "kwah" or "quah", with the "kw" sound coming from the back of the throat, in the Gallic manner. Since croix is French for "cross", the corrent pronounciation would generally be "kwah" or "quah". It's only in the US that you say it to rhyme with "toy", which just sounds awful and ignorant of other languages. Which Americans generally are. This whole thread is eye-opening.

Bahahahah you're a moron. According to the company itself, it is pronounced La Croy, rhymes with enjoy. Looks like you're the ignorant one!

http://www.lacroixwater.com/nutritionals/how-is-lacroix-pronounced/

Ha. Faux french chick gets schooled