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in reply to a message by mirfak
When I see Rachael, my first instinct is to say or think, not Ray-kul, but Rach-ay-el, and there's a two-second little mind stutter before I then think or say Ray-chul. In spite of previously saying that I had no reason for preferring Rachel, I now think that's the reason.
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Yes - I too would be tempted to pronounce Rachael differently than Rachel, so I would think the names to differ in sound by the ch(k) sound prior to the diphthong within the vowels; if the names pronounce similarly, then I am perfectly indifferent to spelling variations, leaving this to the personalized preference of the name assigner--or ultimately, the name bearer.
This message was edited 4/3/2016, 3:18 AM
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