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HelpRe: Names you've been mispronouncing this whole time?
in reply to a message by thenightsnotover1
I'm a french speaker, so there is tons of names I have mispronounced. Hahaha!
Just the fact the Maria and Mariah is different went completly over my head for years. In french ''h'' are more often silent. So the fact that it was placed after the ''a'' made no different for my brain. For a long time I thought it was just like... an spelling choice. (LOL)
Same with Mary and Marie. I still don't understand why the ending (''ry'' or ''rie'') changes the way the ''Ma'' is pronounced. I mean, I have learned it so I know that Marie is closer to ''Meh-ree'', but it's mainly because people told me how to say it. My brain still wants to say the open ''Mah''.
These are just examples I got on the spot. I'm sure there are tons more I am mispronouncing in my head.
Don't hesitate to rate my different PNLs: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/246179
Just the fact the Maria and Mariah is different went completly over my head for years. In french ''h'' are more often silent. So the fact that it was placed after the ''a'' made no different for my brain. For a long time I thought it was just like... an spelling choice. (LOL)
Same with Mary and Marie. I still don't understand why the ending (''ry'' or ''rie'') changes the way the ''Ma'' is pronounced. I mean, I have learned it so I know that Marie is closer to ''Meh-ree'', but it's mainly because people told me how to say it. My brain still wants to say the open ''Mah''.
These are just examples I got on the spot. I'm sure there are tons more I am mispronouncing in my head.
Don't hesitate to rate my different PNLs: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/246179
