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HelpRe: No nicknames, please!
in reply to a message by Chrysanthemum
Just wondering, why did you put an accent on Regan?
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Because I want people to pronounce it as ray-gan not as ree-gan and I don't really like any other spellings. Not sure if I'd do that in real life or not.
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Don't do it, it doesn't make any sense :P Are you trying to get ray-gan by using the French pronunciation? That wouldn't work at all. The French é isn't pronounced like an AY.
You know, I'm French/German and whenever I try to explain the pronunciation of a French name that has an é in it, like Aimée, I use the AY sound to explain it as well (em-MAY) but that's actually incorrect. You know, the English AY is what comes closest to the French é but still it doesn't sound the same at all. The French é sounds more like a very long EH so you wouldn't get the pronunciation you wanted. Plus in French the -gan part would be pronounced differently as well.
I would just use Regan. Most people will pronounce it ray-gan anyway, from my experience.
You know, I'm French/German and whenever I try to explain the pronunciation of a French name that has an é in it, like Aimée, I use the AY sound to explain it as well (em-MAY) but that's actually incorrect. You know, the English AY is what comes closest to the French é but still it doesn't sound the same at all. The French é sounds more like a very long EH so you wouldn't get the pronunciation you wanted. Plus in French the -gan part would be pronounced differently as well.
I would just use Regan. Most people will pronounce it ray-gan anyway, from my experience.
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ok, thanks for letting me know. I'll drop the accent. :)
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