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HelpRe: Jeanne
in reply to a message by Adelle
In French Jean and Jeanne are not pronounced the same. The boy's name Jean (=John) is pronounced with an "ah" vowel sound and the "n" is nazalized. Jeanne is pronounced with a short "a" and the "n" sound is normal. It rhymes with English Jan or Ann, "zhan." They sound very different to me.
BTW, I too like (Scottish) Jean and (English) Joan for girls. :-)
BTW, I too like (Scottish) Jean and (English) Joan for girls. :-)
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I know about the swallowed N ... my favorite musical is Les Miserables. lol, but they are so close that it almost doesn't matter to me.
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