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in reply to a message by Lily
Well, how I would pronounce it totally depends on where I am.
I live in the Basque Country, but used to live in Spain, and I'm Canadian. So if I met an Alicia here, I'd say "a-LEE-thiya". If I were in Canada, my instinct is to say "a-LEE-see-a" but I know more "a-LEE-sha"s with the spelling Alicia than I do "a-LEE-see-a"s but "a-LEE-see-a" comes to my mind first.
I only like Alicia pronounced "a-LEE-thiya". I don't care for it in English at all. I think Alicia is fairly common in Canada for girls (peaked in the US in the '80s) in their teens and 20s. It peaked in Spain in the '70s and is pretty common here, too. I do think it's dated, but I know a baby Alicia (Spanish) and it's cute on her.
I'd choose Alice from the 3 options, no contest.
I live in the Basque Country, but used to live in Spain, and I'm Canadian. So if I met an Alicia here, I'd say "a-LEE-thiya". If I were in Canada, my instinct is to say "a-LEE-see-a" but I know more "a-LEE-sha"s with the spelling Alicia than I do "a-LEE-see-a"s but "a-LEE-see-a" comes to my mind first.
I only like Alicia pronounced "a-LEE-thiya". I don't care for it in English at all. I think Alicia is fairly common in Canada for girls (peaked in the US in the '80s) in their teens and 20s. It peaked in Spain in the '70s and is pretty common here, too. I do think it's dated, but I know a baby Alicia (Spanish) and it's cute on her.
I'd choose Alice from the 3 options, no contest.
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