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I’ve been pronouncing it wrong the whole time...

by Somebody random (guest)

7/19/2020, 12:15 PM

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I’ve been saying it as “SIE-ril” when it’s actually “SIR-uhl”. Those cereal comments make a lot more sense now, and I don’t think I like Cyril now as much as I initially did.

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- Higuma Kanora +1

7/19/2020, 3:49 PM

I've been pronouncing it that way too, and I'll continue to do so lol, my sister's classmate was named Cyril and pronounced it that way so w/e

It doesn't make sense that we pronounce Cyril and Cyrus differently when they both come from Greek and are both technically wrong (should be a hard K sound)

This message was edited 7/19/2020, 3:54 PM

- Anneza

7/20/2020, 12:34 AM

Maybe, but Cyrillic is pronounced with a seer!

- Dracotorix

7/19/2020, 1:30 PM

I thought it was either SIE-ril or SEER-ul. SEER-ul would make more sense with the cereal comments.

- Belphoebe

7/19/2020, 12:45 PM

Ditto Somebody random nt.

- Theodora'sMommy (Nemesis0408) +1

7/19/2020, 12:21 PM

The pronunciation I’ve heard most is actually “SEER-ul”. Like Cyril Sneer, the bad guy from the Raccoons cartoon, or Cyril Figgis from Archer.

This message was edited 7/19/2020, 12:24 PM

- rem

7/19/2020, 5:08 PM

Agree, I've only ever heard SEER-ul.

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