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Re: The French spelling is Aimée (pr. e-MAY). nt

by Elinor (guest)

1/20/2005, 9:25 AM

However, the e-MAY pron. that BtN gives is incorrect. The French do not stress the final syllable in this way; rather, they balance the stress over 2 syllables: ai-mé

If you ever hear a French person saying "J'ai aimé" in vocabulary, the second syllable is not stressed.

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