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in reply to a message by Murasaki
I love it. It has a lot of Old Testament charm and I'd love to see it used more. I prefer the Dinah spelling.
However, I don't pronounce it either Dee-na or Day-na. I pronounce it Di-na with a long I. One reason I wouldn't want to spell it Dina is that I'd be afraid that people would think it was Dee-na. I love the Di-na pronunciation. To me, Day-na would be Dana, which I don't care much for, and Dee-na would be Dina or Dena.
However, I don't pronounce it either Dee-na or Day-na. I pronounce it Di-na with a long I. One reason I wouldn't want to spell it Dina is that I'd be afraid that people would think it was Dee-na. I love the Di-na pronunciation. To me, Day-na would be Dana, which I don't care much for, and Dee-na would be Dina or Dena.
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hold on
The transcription of English pronounciation being the bane of my life, do you mean long I as in the way you pronounce the pronoun "I"? Because that's what I was trying to transcribe as Day-na.
The transcription of English pronounciation being the bane of my life, do you mean long I as in the way you pronounce the pronoun "I"? Because that's what I was trying to transcribe as Day-na.
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Yes, that's how I meant it. I guess I should have typed Die-nah.
I thought it was weird that you weren't including the Die-nah pronunciation, but now that I realize that's what you meant by Day-nah, it all makes sense.
I thought it was weird that you weren't including the Die-nah pronunciation, but now that I realize that's what you meant by Day-nah, it all makes sense.
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Yes
The first syllable of Dinah rhymes with the word dye/die. Day has a long a sound. On this site the long I sound is written as ie.
The first syllable of Dinah rhymes with the word dye/die. Day has a long a sound. On this site the long I sound is written as ie.
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