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in reply to a message by Tabby
If I saw Daniel written for a girl I would pronounce it the same as Danielle.
Noel / Noël is pronounced no-EL, the same as Noelle, so I'm not sure what you're talking about here.
Noel / Noël is pronounced no-EL, the same as Noelle, so I'm not sure what you're talking about here.
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I have never heard people say Noel as No-EL. It would depend upon where you live.
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Yeah I say Noelle and Noel the same too...
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Doesn't sound right to me that way...
Noël being French and all.
Noël being French and all.
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I pronounce Noel to rhyme with Joel.
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So do I.
Noelle has two syllables.
Noelle has two syllables.
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Same, and is the proper.
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I've heard both, and I think both are acceptable.
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English manglings of French names are not proper pronunciation.
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I'm pretty sure it's only no-EL if it has the dots over the "e".
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And Chloe is pronounce KLO and Zoe is pronounced ZO, I'm sure.
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If you were my mom, Zoe was pronouced ZO. And I too pronouce Noel to rhyme with Joel.
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Why so snarky?
Can't we disagree about pronunciations without getting all catty toward each other?
I pronounce Noel as "NOLL". The guy on the far right in my signature is named Noel, and he pronounces it "NOLL".
You pronounce it differently, and that's fine. I've heard your pronunciation too, though it is counterintuitive to me.
We're both still here, we both have our opinions, and both pronunciations still exist. Let's calm ourselves.
Can't we disagree about pronunciations without getting all catty toward each other?
I pronounce Noel as "NOLL". The guy on the far right in my signature is named Noel, and he pronounces it "NOLL".
You pronounce it differently, and that's fine. I've heard your pronunciation too, though it is counterintuitive to me.
We're both still here, we both have our opinions, and both pronunciations still exist. Let's calm ourselves.
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They are by some people, ha.
queenv has posted before that her Mother was named Zoe prn. 'Zo' and that's how she says the name.
queenv has posted before that her Mother was named Zoe prn. 'Zo' and that's how she says the name.
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Not everywhere.
Like Mar said, that's just the way it is in English.
Like Mar said, that's just the way it is in English.
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It's not the 'proper' pronunciation
It's just the English pronunciation.... That doesn't make it any more legit than no-EL.
It's just the English pronunciation.... That doesn't make it any more legit than no-EL.
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I agree with your second comment. I see Noel as strictly male too. Still if I encountered a Noel here in the Netherlands, I'd assume it was no-EL. If I met a Noel in an English speaking country I'd assume it was NOL.
+edit: no-EL pronunciation doesn't make it feminine for me, if that's what you thought I meant.
+edit: no-EL pronunciation doesn't make it feminine for me, if that's what you thought I meant.
This message was edited 8/28/2009, 5:04 PM
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