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HelpRe: Portia or Porcia?
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Definitely Portia. If I misread Porc as having a hard C, it's too close to pork, or the meaning just seems too transparent, like porcine.
Yeah, I think they'd both be mispronounced a good portion of the time in the US. It's not a common name, and the pronunciation looks ambiguous, if you don't know it.
I went to school with a Portia / Porsha. I don't remember how she spelled it. I thought her name stood out in a good way, at the time.
...actually I think it was Porsche, because I remember it reminded me of cars, so I associated it with Mercedes.
Yeah, I think they'd both be mispronounced a good portion of the time in the US. It's not a common name, and the pronunciation looks ambiguous, if you don't know it.
I went to school with a Portia / Porsha. I don't remember how she spelled it. I thought her name stood out in a good way, at the time.
...actually I think it was Porsche, because I remember it reminded me of cars, so I associated it with Mercedes.
This message was edited 5/10/2020, 7:12 AM
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Yes, this. Porcia is way too close to porcine and porky connotations.
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What pronunciation are you referring to? I think that in the US, both Portia and Porcia would be pronounced POOR-sha. I always thought that was the correct pronunciation. And I don't think that Porcia would be pronounced with a hard C, because people are familiar with Marcia and Patricia. Is there a pronunciation I'm not aware of? The site isn't helping me, because I'm ashamed to admit that I don't understand many of the symbols used.
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Poor-sha
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I'm not referring to a legit pronunciation, just an intuitive one. My instinct is to pronounce the T, as in Port instead of Portion.
I also pronounce Lucia and Marcia as three syllables, not Loo-sha, Mar-sha.
I don't pronounce Porcia with a hard C. It just reminds me of pork because I see porcine.
I also pronounce Lucia and Marcia as three syllables, not Loo-sha, Mar-sha.
I don't pronounce Porcia with a hard C. It just reminds me of pork because I see porcine.
This message was edited 5/10/2020, 7:27 AM
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