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Help[Opinions] Re: Juliet & Juliette
in reply to a message by stillbreathingxx
The only difference in the way I say them is in the stresses. Juliet is JOO-lee-et, while Juliette is joo-lee-ETT. I say the latter the same way Juliette Lewis (or at least the way VH1) says her name; there's still a full "juh" sound rather than "zhuh" at the beginning, but it's the final syllable that's accented.
ETA: The stresses in Juliette are more evenly spread for me that Juliet, though. Juliet is very firmly JOO-lee-et, while, the stress on the end of Juliette is rather subtle.
...No, that doesn't explain it well. Let me try again. Disregard all that up there (I leave it up for the sake of posterity). I've been listening to myself say them, and I think the difference is more the first syllable. In Juliet, I say JOO-lee-et (that much I'm sure of). With Juliette, though, the name sounds more like I'm saying Julie-Ette. The big dividing moment in Juliet comes after the U sound, so it's like Ju-Liet, but the big dividing moment in Juliette...well, it's after the Juli- sound.
I think that's a more accurate explanation. I'd just make a sound file and be done with it, but I can't get at my microphone just now. :( In any case, the difference is pretty darned subtle.
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ETA: The stresses in Juliette are more evenly spread for me that Juliet, though. Juliet is very firmly JOO-lee-et, while, the stress on the end of Juliette is rather subtle.
...No, that doesn't explain it well. Let me try again. Disregard all that up there (I leave it up for the sake of posterity). I've been listening to myself say them, and I think the difference is more the first syllable. In Juliet, I say JOO-lee-et (that much I'm sure of). With Juliette, though, the name sounds more like I'm saying Julie-Ette. The big dividing moment in Juliet comes after the U sound, so it's like Ju-Liet, but the big dividing moment in Juliette...well, it's after the Juli- sound.
I think that's a more accurate explanation. I'd just make a sound file and be done with it, but I can't get at my microphone just now. :( In any case, the difference is pretty darned subtle.
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We shall be free.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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