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in reply to a message by Andromache
I like both pronunciations. I think I'd go with dan-AH-ee as DAN-ay-ee would never be pronounced with three syllables. I think people would always say DAN-nay or duh-NAY which would sound trashy kind of like Janae or something like that.
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Are you sure it shouldn't be dah-NAH-eeh as opposed to dan-AH-ee and DAH-nay-eeh as opposed to DAN-ay-ee ? I don't know but I definetely prefer dah-NAH-eeh over dan-AH-ee.
I agree with the person who said that dan-AH-ee and DAN-ay-ee are terribly hard to say. I mean dah-NAH-eeh works fine but dan-AH-ee is so hard to say because the "n" sound and the "ah" sound are seperated so you need to pause in order to say it and it just doesn't roll off the tongue at all.
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Are you sure it shouldn't be dah-NAH-eeh as opposed to dan-AH-ee and DAH-nay-eeh as opposed to DAN-ay-ee ? I don't know but I definetely prefer dah-NAH-eeh over dan-AH-ee.
I agree with the person who said that dan-AH-ee and DAN-ay-ee are terribly hard to say. I mean dah-NAH-eeh works fine but dan-AH-ee is so hard to say because the "n" sound and the "ah" sound are seperated so you need to pause in order to say it and it just doesn't roll off the tongue at all.
This message was edited 9/7/2008, 4:47 PM