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I've been wondering this for some time now. I asked whether people would pronounce Elissa and Alyssa differently, because I would, but most said they wouldn't.

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I remember asking once whether Amber and Ember were pronounced the same and most said there was a big difference.

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So I'm wondering if you would pronounce these the same:

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Alyssa, Elissa
Amber, Ember
Amelia, Emilia
Al, Elle
Alice, Ellis

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I can't even really say, I want to say Alyssa and Elissa differently, but they come out sounding almost (if not exactly) the same. I can't really tell. I actually say Elissa more like eh-LISS-a and Alyssa more like al-LISS-a, so the first syllable sounds longer.

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Could you tell me whether you pronounce them differently, how you pronounce them differently and whether the difference is slight or bigger?

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Oh and where are you from?

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