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in reply to a message by Anneza
I'm totally puzzled. The way gigibee said they are pronouncing Xavier is the way that I pronounce Xavier, and the only way I've heard it pronounced.
This message was edited 2/23/2017, 6:28 AM
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From my understanding it's a fairly "recent" pronunciation, used mostly in the U.S. I've known two who pronounced it this way and they both mostly went by X as a nn.
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I grew up pronouncing Xavier as ex-ZAY-vee-ər. As Rachel Shaina mentioned that is how it is pronounced in the X-Men movies. Well I grew up watching the X-Men cartoon show as a kid and that is where I first heard it pronounced. I like that pronunciation and I also like ig-ZAY-vee-ər, I'm not certain which pronunciation I prefer. I don't care for ZAY-vee-ər, and ZAY-vyər is only okay.
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This message was edited 2/24/2017, 5:33 AM
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By newer I meant maybe within the last 30-40 years. I didn't say it was wrong or that I disliked it, it's just definitely a more modern pronunciation.
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Yep. It's xayv-ur.
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I'm not sure what you mean by this pronunciation.
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