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HelpRe: Katherine or Catherine?
in reply to a message by New_Chloe
I suspect that Prince William's new wife might have resulted in a Catherine surge ...
Myself, I see Catherine as the French version of the Greek Katharine. So I hear Catherine in my head as ca-te-RReen, which doesn't work too well in English (especially in my lousy French accent!). I also prefer the more energetic look that I think Katharine has, compared to the more languid Catherine.
Katherine looks as wrong as Catharine! And I once taught a Catheline who insisted on 3 syllables. I just couldn't do it; it was like swallowing a live frog. I called her Cathy, and I'm not a nn person in the classroom usually.
Myself, I see Catherine as the French version of the Greek Katharine. So I hear Catherine in my head as ca-te-RReen, which doesn't work too well in English (especially in my lousy French accent!). I also prefer the more energetic look that I think Katharine has, compared to the more languid Catherine.
Katherine looks as wrong as Catharine! And I once taught a Catheline who insisted on 3 syllables. I just couldn't do it; it was like swallowing a live frog. I called her Cathy, and I'm not a nn person in the classroom usually.
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