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HelpRe: But the Spanish word is pronounced differently, it sounds more like AY-ya nt
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My point was that it doesn't sound like Ella. And yes it does sound more like EH-ya but I feel like many native English speakers do not make a difference between EH and AY in many cases which is why Esmé is said EZ-may and Renée is reh-NAY even though in French they'd be es-MEH and reh-NEH (sort of) and it should be Esmée.
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Right, my bad.
Another example is Elena, even if it doesn't have a diacritical mark, it has two different English pronunciations.
Another example is Elena, even if it doesn't have a diacritical mark, it has two different English pronunciations.
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