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HelpRe: Clair-uh defies logic...
in reply to a message by brydz
The English language does not really follow all rules. Think of the words through and the word weird. If you used English phonetics through would not look right and if you used the rule of 'I before E except after C' then you would spell weird as wierd.
Rules are not all conclusive. Hence, Clara is pronounced Claire-uh and Sarah is pronounced Sair-uh. You can pronounce it the way you want, but I bet most people you meet will not pronounce it that way and you and your daughter will spend your whole lives correcting people.
I don't think it defies logic. I guess you could say it is logical in that it follows the chaos theory, as in there is a method to the madness, you just don't see it...if that makes any sense.
Rules are not all conclusive. Hence, Clara is pronounced Claire-uh and Sarah is pronounced Sair-uh. You can pronounce it the way you want, but I bet most people you meet will not pronounce it that way and you and your daughter will spend your whole lives correcting people.
I don't think it defies logic. I guess you could say it is logical in that it follows the chaos theory, as in there is a method to the madness, you just don't see it...if that makes any sense.
This message was edited 7/12/2009, 7:31 PM
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Brydz lives in Australia. In Australia people say 'CLAR-uh', not 'CLAIR-uh.' Don't go placing any bets.
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lol @ chaos theory.
i guess it fits in this day and age with all the stupid names that don't make sense.
I still personally prefer the pronunciation I'm used to, just because it makes more sense..
i guess it fits in this day and age with all the stupid names that don't make sense.
I still personally prefer the pronunciation I'm used to, just because it makes more sense..
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