Message: "Huh?" - Behind the Name

Huh?

by Julia (JuliaF)

3/27/2008, 5:01 PM

Since when is it Siri's fault that the pronunciation you want is completely non-intutive?

Almira is al-MEE-rah. Elmira is el-MEE-rah. Ergo, Mira is MEE-rah in English as well as all the other languages. I would never think to say Mira as MIE-rah.

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Mira or Myra · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 1:02 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · Elena · 3/28/2008, 8:59 AM

•Another thing to ponder · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 6:32 PM

•Re: Another thing to ponder · mirfak · 3/27/2008, 11:56 PM

•tritto(nt) · causegirl · 3/27/2008, 8:33 PM

•EYE-rah /nt · Lillian · 3/27/2008, 6:36 PM

•ditto (nt) · Kate · 3/27/2008, 8:08 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · Array · 3/27/2008, 6:29 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · Octavia · 3/27/2008, 4:00 PM

•Are you asking us about Mira or Myra? · Fer · 3/27/2008, 2:51 PM

•Unnecessary roughness on the field. Five yard penalty. · Bear · 3/27/2008, 3:10 PM

•As a recent convert · Lael · 3/27/2008, 3:12 PM

•Re: As a recent convert · Bear · 3/27/2008, 3:24 PM

•Re: As a recent convert · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 3:28 PM

•It's an idiomatic expression. · Lael · 3/27/2008, 3:34 PM

•That wasn't her point, though. · Lael · 3/27/2008, 3:26 PM

•Re: Are you asking us about Mira or Myra? · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 3:06 PM

•She didn't suggest that you did. · Lael · 3/27/2008, 3:13 PM

•Re: She didn't suggest that you did. · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 3:21 PM

•Ugh. · Lael · 3/27/2008, 3:30 PM

•Re: Ugh. · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 3:34 PM

•ROFLOL...Can we say "ironic"? nt · Julia · 3/27/2008, 5:03 PM

•Re: Ugh. · Lael · 3/27/2008, 3:35 PM

•Re: Ugh. · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 6:42 PM

•ROFL · Chrisell · 3/28/2008, 2:02 AM

•Re: Mira or Myra · raindancing · 3/27/2008, 2:38 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · Ciarda · 3/27/2008, 2:16 PM

•How do you feel about Mirah? · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 1:40 PM

•Re: How do you feel about Mirah? · Kate · 3/27/2008, 2:35 PM

•Re: How do you feel about Mirah? · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 2:40 PM

•Re: How do you feel about Mirah? · orchid · 3/28/2008, 10:09 AM

•Re: How do you feel about Mirah? · -=A=- · 3/28/2008, 12:18 PM

•Please go read the rules once more. (m) · Ariel · 3/27/2008, 9:53 PM

•Re: How do you feel about Mirah? · Kate · 3/27/2008, 3:23 PM

•Re: How do you feel about Mirah? · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 3:25 PM

•Ever seen Young Frankenstein? · Akua Topaz · 3/27/2008, 5:17 PM

•Re: Ever seen Young Frankenstein? · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 5:26 PM

•Maria/Mariah · Octavia · 3/27/2008, 5:23 PM

•Re: Maria/Mariah · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 5:29 PM

•Sorry about that, thanks for the correction :) nt · Akua Topaz · 3/27/2008, 5:28 PM

•Re: How do you feel about Mirah? · Kate · 3/27/2008, 3:27 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · Bear · 3/27/2008, 1:16 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · jeziana · 3/27/2008, 1:14 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 1:19 PM

•Yeah I wasn't expecting it to, but I didn't know how famous the case was... · jeziana · 3/27/2008, 1:22 PM

•Re: Yeah I wasn't expecting it to, but I didn't know how famous the case was... · Bear · 3/27/2008, 1:36 PM

•MEER-a? No. That's not it. · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 1:13 PM

•My niece is Mira. · Siri · 3/27/2008, 3:38 PM

•Re: My niece is Mira. · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 3:42 PM

•And since when - in an exteremly multiculutral country - · Siri · 3/27/2008, 5:24 PM

•Re: And since when - in an exteremly multiculutral country - · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 6:36 PM

•Re: And since when - in an exteremly multiculutral country - · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 5:31 PM

•Could Maira work? /nt · Lillian · 3/27/2008, 6:31 PM

•Re: Could Maira work? /nt · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 6:38 PM

•I'd pronounce Maira MIE-ra. n/t · Ariel · 3/27/2008, 11:17 PM

•Huh? · Julia · 3/27/2008, 5:01 PM

•Elmira is el-MY-ra · Siri · 3/27/2008, 5:27 PM

•Really? (m) · Julia · 3/27/2008, 6:27 PM

•At least in my area. · Siri · 3/27/2008, 7:00 PM

•Re: At least in my area. · Julia · 3/27/2008, 7:44 PM

•It's not regional, it's the way things were done in the past · Siri · 3/28/2008, 12:10 AM

•Ah (m) · Julia · 3/28/2008, 3:05 PM

•Me either. · Schezar · 3/27/2008, 8:43 PM

•Re: At least in my area. · Melissa · 3/27/2008, 7:50 PM

•Elmira · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 5:12 PM

•Re: Elmira · Melissa · 3/27/2008, 7:04 PM

•It's el-MIE-rah in Texas too · Lillian · 3/27/2008, 6:35 PM

•Re: It's el-MIE-rah in Texas too · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 6:52 PM

•See my reply to Siri, sorry! nt · Julia · 3/27/2008, 6:27 PM

•Ditto, that was completely uncalled for, -=A=-. nt · Akua Topaz · 3/27/2008, 5:08 PM

•Re: Ditto, that was completely uncalled for, -=A=-. nt · -=A=- · 3/27/2008, 5:14 PM

•Re: Ditto, that was completely uncalled for, -=A=-. nt · Akua Topaz · 3/27/2008, 5:21 PM

•LMAO! Good one! nt · Julia · 3/27/2008, 6:28 PM

•Mira · penguiny7 · 3/27/2008, 2:43 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · xPrincess27x · 3/27/2008, 1:09 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · Lael · 3/27/2008, 1:09 PM

•Re: Mira or Myra · Kate · 3/27/2008, 1:09 PM

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