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HelpRe: My niece is Mira.
in reply to a message by Siri
All right, you've all done a fine job of making me hate a family name. Congrats.
I guess I am grateful to know that the general population is unaware of the English pronunciation of Mira (derived from Almira, Elmira), so I will keep this one at the bottom of the short list for now.
I guess I am grateful to know that the general population is unaware of the English pronunciation of Mira (derived from Almira, Elmira), so I will keep this one at the bottom of the short list for now.
This message was edited 3/27/2008, 3:50 PM
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And since when - in an exteremly multiculutral country -
Is the English pronunciation the correct one? I find that incredibly hard to swallow. How do you pronounce Anthony? I suspect it's with an H, which isn't the "English" pronunciation. And how do you pronounce Maria? Unless it's ma-RYE-a you're not using the correct "English" pronunciation. And as someone who is supposedly from DC I find it even funnier - DC is by far the most multi-culturally city in the US. You would never get Mira because it really isn't an "English" city - it's an American city and American's language is far, far different than English merely because we're such an international country!
Is the English pronunciation the correct one? I find that incredibly hard to swallow. How do you pronounce Anthony? I suspect it's with an H, which isn't the "English" pronunciation. And how do you pronounce Maria? Unless it's ma-RYE-a you're not using the correct "English" pronunciation. And as someone who is supposedly from DC I find it even funnier - DC is by far the most multi-culturally city in the US. You would never get Mira because it really isn't an "English" city - it's an American city and American's language is far, far different than English merely because we're such an international country!
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I'm not saying that the English pronunciation is the correct one, just, in my opinion, the most alluring.
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How would you spell MIE-ruh without a y (I really just HATE the y is all)?
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Could Maira work?
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Hmmm. That one looks like MAY-ruh. A different sound all-together. I just don't see why Mira (MIE-ruh) is so inconceivable to some.
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I'd pronounce Maira MIE-ra.
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Elmira is el-MY-ra
That's the only way I've ever heard it - A actually does have a point, but you do as well. The way Americans look at names has changed dramatically as immigrants have poured into the country changing our language and the way we pronounce things.
That's the only way I've ever heard it - A actually does have a point, but you do as well. The way Americans look at names has changed dramatically as immigrants have poured into the country changing our language and the way we pronounce things.
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Really?
Whoops, my mistake! Sorry!
Whoops, my mistake! Sorry!
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At least in my area.
I've known a few elderly ladies who went by that. It's the same way, though, as pronouncing Nina NINE-a.
I've known a few elderly ladies who went by that. It's the same way, though, as pronouncing Nina NINE-a.
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Forgive me but I am a bit confused. I've never heard Nina pronounced NINE-ah, so are you saying that it's sort of a regional thing/alternate pronunciation like NINE-ah? I'm not sure what you meant by "the same way".
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Ah
Thanks, that makes sense!
Thanks, that makes sense!
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Me either.
Never heard it as NINE-ah, but I like that better than NEE-na. *Shrugs*
But I don't get why, just because some people might pronounce a name differently half the time, it's such a big deal to correct them and that's the end of that. Or why it changes your (not yours, Julia, but -=A=-'s) opinion of the name.
Hardly anyone ever gets my name right the first time (and it's not really that hard imo) and correcting it is automatic, absolutely NOT a big deal to me. Only freaking idiots continue to call me the wrong name after I correct them. Like my professor, but that's a different story.
For the record, when I see Mira I think MEE-ra about 80% of the time and MY-ra 20%, but if you correct me I will never call you the wrong thing again.
Never heard it as NINE-ah, but I like that better than NEE-na. *Shrugs*
But I don't get why, just because some people might pronounce a name differently half the time, it's such a big deal to correct them and that's the end of that. Or why it changes your (not yours, Julia, but -=A=-'s) opinion of the name.
Hardly anyone ever gets my name right the first time (and it's not really that hard imo) and correcting it is automatic, absolutely NOT a big deal to me. Only freaking idiots continue to call me the wrong name after I correct them. Like my professor, but that's a different story.
For the record, when I see Mira I think MEE-ra about 80% of the time and MY-ra 20%, but if you correct me I will never call you the wrong thing again.
This message was edited 3/27/2008, 8:47 PM
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It's el-MIE-rah in Texas too
That's the only pronunciation I ever heard for the first three decades of my life.
AND I think everyone who's trashing -=A=- is being very rude. I don't think he did anything worthy of this kind of treatment -- and y'all should all know I'd be right in there if I did.
That's the only pronunciation I ever heard for the first three decades of my life.
AND I think everyone who's trashing -=A=- is being very rude. I don't think he did anything worthy of this kind of treatment -- and y'all should all know I'd be right in there if I did.
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Thank you Lillian. While they could stand to take it down a notch, surely you, as well as I, do enjoy such thrashingly impassioned name discussions by these youthful zealots as much as I do. I have a very hard shell. :)
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See my reply to Siri, sorry!
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Ditto, that was completely uncalled for, -=A=-.
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Actually, you may notice it was not spefically directed at her, just placed under her post. Try to be more observant before eagerly whipping out your referee stripes.
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Oh, I'm sorry, were you talking to me? I don't want to assume that you were, just because you obviously and purposely put your response under my post.
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LMAO! Good one!
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