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in reply to a message by Jagoda
When I was a kid I really loved the Anastasia Krupnik series by Lois Lowry. It was the first time I'd encountered the name, I think. The name isn't awful but I can't really ever warm to it for a few reasons:
1. The pronunciation. I know in Russian, etc, it's Ah-Nah-Stah-Zee-Ah, which sounds just unbearably pompous and pretentious in American English, like saying vahz for vase.
2. The usual pronunciation, Anna-STAY-Zha, isn't particularly attractive either, and reminds me of anesthesia.
3. It's kind of a mouthful, but knocking it down to Anna or Stacy just seems pointless; if you want to use Anna or Stacy that bad, just use those and leave Anastasia out of it.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
1. The pronunciation. I know in Russian, etc, it's Ah-Nah-Stah-Zee-Ah, which sounds just unbearably pompous and pretentious in American English, like saying vahz for vase.
2. The usual pronunciation, Anna-STAY-Zha, isn't particularly attractive either, and reminds me of anesthesia.
3. It's kind of a mouthful, but knocking it down to Anna or Stacy just seems pointless; if you want to use Anna or Stacy that bad, just use those and leave Anastasia out of it.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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One of my aunts used to say vahz, and tried to get me to say it too. But I wouldn't. Couldn't, really. This was early in my teens, and I was sure, still am, that I'm not a person who says Vahz.
She also wanted me to say "ahmond", for almond. I have looked that up, and seems either is acceptable.
She was a very nice person, not pretentious really.
Vase, at least, is not a word that comes up often, unless you are a florist.
She also wanted me to say "ahmond", for almond. I have looked that up, and seems either is acceptable.
She was a very nice person, not pretentious really.
Vase, at least, is not a word that comes up often, unless you are a florist.
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I read once, I think it was Miss Manners, that you should only say vahz if you plan on putting dahzies in it.
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Vahz is the British English pronunciation!
This message was edited 2/12/2018, 3:08 PM
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