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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you are being sensitive because you're pregnant. If your in-laws pronouncing your no yet born kid's name in a reasonable way is ticking you off...well, it's a long road.

But as others have pointed out, they will not be the only ones to do this.

My DD is Haley and we pronounce it: HEY-LEE. Some people do a short a sound: Hale-Lee. Not most people, but some. It doesn't bother us.

But in your case, you hate the alternate pronunciation. Pick a different name.[/quote]

I have been sat here for five minutes just saying HEY-LEE HALE-LEE HEY-LEE HALE-LEE over and over.  I don't think these are different for me?![/quote]

I think Haley's parent is describing the difference between HAY-lee (like hay is for horses) and HAHL-ee (rhymes with rally). Long A vs short. [/quote]

Could be.  I thought they were distinguishing between, basically, saying the L in the first syllable or not.  Hay-lee versus Hale-y.  Which amounts to I think a slightly different "A" sound, but not at all one I would notice if I was doing it differently than Haley's mom.[/quote]

Yes that’s what without-hay-lee vs hail-lee[/quote]

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