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[Opinions] Re: Asherah and Montserrat
by Aileen (aileenbean)
5/21/2008, 3:30 AM
in reply to a message by BrilliantBlue
But the LEINE at the end of Madeleine makes it pronounced MAD-uh-linn with a short I. I prefer the MAD-uh-line because it has the long I. Leine sounds whiny to me.
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- Chrisell   +1
5/21/2008, 7:44 AM
Uh, no . . .Madeleine and Madeline can both be pronounced either MAD-uh-lin or MAD-uh-lien (lien = the same as the word "line"). The 'e' in Madeleine doesn't change the pronunciation. Check the list of pronunciations in the database, the "line" (lien) pronunciation is right there.
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- brilliantblue
5/21/2008, 12:57 PM
Right, it doesn't, but from my experience, people are more likely to pronounce Madeleine with the long "i" than they are to pronounce Madeline that way.
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