Message: "Pronounciation of Isis?"

[Facts] Pronounciation of Isis?

by Nobody

9/25/2006, 12:59 AM

I pronounce it

I-SIS

Is that right or is it

EES-EES?

It says IE-SIS on btn..but is the IE have mnore of an 'I' sound or an 'E' sound?

Appreciate the help, thanks.

#pronunciation

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- Mrs Claire (Miss Claire)

10/2/2006, 4:14 PM

ee-zees in French, eye-sis in English... :)

~~ Claire ~~

My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

- Pavlos +1

9/25/2006, 12:01 PM

'I' is pronounced "eye" only in English (picture G. Bush ejaculating: "them madaudin' eye-ray-nians gonna become a nuck-u-lar power over mah dead body!")

On a more serious vein, the name Irene and its offshoots are prononunced with an "ee" in most languages apart from English (ee-ree-nee in Greek, ee-reh-nah in eye-talian, ee-ren in French etc etc but eye-reen in English).

Same with Isis - perfectly kosher to say Eye-sis in English, but its ee-sis in most other language. No idea how king Tut pronounced it 'tho.

This message was edited 9/25/2006, 12:06 PM

- Nobody (guest)

9/25/2006, 10:01 PM

Lol

Cheers for that lol.
Ahh I have a feeling the 'Ee' prounoucation is going to be annoying.
Many thanks once again!

- Chrisell +1

9/25/2006, 7:08 AM

IE = eye.

It's IE-sis

♦ Chrisell ♦

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- Nobody

9/25/2006, 8:32 AM

Thank you so much - PERFECT

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