Re: maHAYLyah is *NOT* a mispronunciation
in reply to a message by Lillian
Mahalia Jackson is the only Mahalia I know of, but I've only ever heard her name pronounced as mah-HALE-yah. That makes more sense to me anyway, with the HALI, the A would have a long A sound because of the I.
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