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Pronunciation (please read, all of you who answer)

by Lily (guest)

11/8/2009, 3:53 PM

sorry, can't edit my post.

I like it pronounced ah-drahs-TAY-ah rather than ah-drahs-TEE-ah. Do you know what the correct pronunciation is? And how do YOU pronounce it?

Thanks

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- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

11/9/2009, 12:10 PM

I pronounce it "uh-DRAS-tay-uh".

I like it, but it's a GP.

- Marija Luminitsa +1

11/9/2009, 9:41 AM

The Modern Greek pronunciation would be ah-DRAHS-tee-ah and the Classic Greek pronunciation would be ah-DRAS-tay-ah. The accent mark is on the second syllable as seen here: http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0029.html

A Greek pronunciation Guide:
http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grkalpha.htm

- Lily (guest)

11/9/2009, 10:44 AM

So ah-DRAHS-tay-ah is legit? Cool, I really like it pronounced that way. Thanks for the links!! :)

- mirfak

11/8/2009, 5:39 PM

I'd say it like you, ah-drahs-TAY-ah. Based on how I've heard Cassiopeia pronounced by people I thought should know how to pronounce it. You can try the Facts board to be sure, if you don't get an authoritative answer here.

- Fer (jc) +5

11/8/2009, 4:38 PM

I would prn it ah-DRAHS-tee-ah just because it flows easier for me, though I doubt it would be correct. It is a pretty enough sound, but it is getting bear "over the top" territory.

Do you have an account on here? You can edit posts if you log in.

- Lily (guest) +4

11/8/2009, 4:49 PM

Yes, I do, but I forgot the password :( It was saved on my old laptop and now that I have a new one it's gone. The thing is that I registered a long long time ago and can't remember the email address I registered with because I don't use it anymore. I sometimes log in with my sister's account (who doesn't use it anymore), though.

- Fer (jc) +3

11/8/2009, 5:11 PM

You can set up a new account and ask Mike C to delete your old one. I mean, if you plan to keep posting here a lot, which you do obviously, it would make your life easier. You can still keep Lily as your posting name. Just use another email that you DO use.

- Lily (guest) +2

11/8/2009, 5:20 PM

Oh great, I will write to him tomorrow. The thing is, I was registered as Lily8 but changed my user name to Lily. When I tried to register as Lily years ago the user name was taken but I never encountered another user named Lily here so is it possible that I can use it for my new account? Just wondering.

- Fer (jc) +1

11/8/2009, 5:30 PM

Your username and posting name do not have to be the same thing. You are the only person who posts on this board as Lily, so that is your posting name, and you can keep it regardless of your username that you use to log in. There can be a gazillion variations of Lily as a username, though, so that doesn't matter. However, if just Lily is taken as a username, you'll still have to modify it to be Lily8 or something else.

Hope this clears it up!

This message was edited 11/8/2009, 5:34 PM

- Lily (guest)

11/9/2009, 10:45 AM

Yes, thank you :)

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