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[Opinions] Why sah-rees? (nt)
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Because in the english language, that is how it would be pronounced. It is similiar to some Americans incorrectly pronouncing Celtic as "Sell-tic." So, because I am a native English speaker my tongue automatically wants to say "Sar-iss" or "Sah-rees." I do however realize that it is not supposed to be pronounced this way.
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But the letter c is almost always prn like k when it's in front of an a, o, or u (think cat, cove, or cup). The only exception I can think of is Caesar, and lots of people misspell it as Ceasar. C is prn like an s only in front of an e or an i (think certain or circus). That's why so many people misprn Celtic as SELL-tic. I can't imagine anyone seeing Caris and pronouncing it like SAR-riss.
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I agree also.It's like that in most romance languages, too (or in Spanish at least): A, O, and U are "hard vowels," while E and I are "soft vowels" and soften C before them.
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I agree
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