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in reply to a message by Felie
I'm not sure if I'd like it if the singer didn't exist. I had never heard the name before the singer so I didn't have any associations.
The only thing I think is weird is that it's spelled Beyoncé but everyone pronounces it with the accent on the "on" syllable. Why is there an é if it doesn't do anything?
The only thing I think is weird is that it's spelled Beyoncé but everyone pronounces it with the accent on the "on" syllable. Why is there an é if it doesn't do anything?
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it does do something ...
It lets you know you are supposed to say the last e, and that the name is three syllables and not Bee-YONS.
It lets you know you are supposed to say the last e, and that the name is three syllables and not Bee-YONS.
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The é gives it the extra syllable on the end... the “ay” sound.
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I think the é is there because it was in her mother's maiden name which is... Beyincé I think? But also to let people know her name is BEH-YONS-AY rather than BEH-YONS lol.
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The name is made up. I think.
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Beyoncé is a last name
Her mother's maiden name.
Her mother's maiden name.
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