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in reply to a message by Wordsmith
It's not ugly, but it's very unusual and unfamiliar. This in itself isn't a problem necessarily, but the fact that its sound is so close to Margaret makes it sound like a weird mispronunciation of Margaret, like a little kid or somebody with a foreign accent.
But it is more interesting that Margaret, that's for sure.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
But it is more interesting that Margaret, that's for sure.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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It's actually very different in pronunciation -- Margaret is pronounced "MAR-grit," whereas Margalit is pronounce "mar-ga-LEET."
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There's another problem. Very few people with no experience in Hebrew language/names are going to think it's pronounced leet; I sure didn't, even though I knew the name was Hebrew.
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