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HelpRe: Names you've been mispronouncing this whole time?
in reply to a message by thenightsnotover1
I wouldn't necessarily call that mispronounciation.
I'm sure there are a lot of names that I pronounce differently from people with other accents. Caroline, for example...I say the 1st syllable as KAIR or KEHR neither of which are even listed as possible pronunciations on BtN, but that's also what people around me would say, including the people named Caroline I have met (and I'm a native English speaker). I don't normally imitate a French accent to say Giselle, but I pronounce my own middle name more French than the typical English way. I pronounce Penelope the English way, not the classical Greek way. Occasionally I see my intuitve pronunciation is more German, Dutch, Spanish, or French than "English" according to BtN, but whatever.
If a name seems totally unfamiliar to me, I do try to learn/imitate the language it originates from. And I would try to say a person's name how they do, but that's not "correct" just individual.
I'm sure there are a lot of names that I pronounce differently from people with other accents. Caroline, for example...I say the 1st syllable as KAIR or KEHR neither of which are even listed as possible pronunciations on BtN, but that's also what people around me would say, including the people named Caroline I have met (and I'm a native English speaker). I don't normally imitate a French accent to say Giselle, but I pronounce my own middle name more French than the typical English way. I pronounce Penelope the English way, not the classical Greek way. Occasionally I see my intuitve pronunciation is more German, Dutch, Spanish, or French than "English" according to BtN, but whatever.
If a name seems totally unfamiliar to me, I do try to learn/imitate the language it originates from. And I would try to say a person's name how they do, but that's not "correct" just individual.
This message was edited 4/19/2024, 12:15 PM
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That's the only pronunciation of Caroline/Karoline I've ever heard. The way this website lists pronunciations makes no sense sometimes.
I think what's listed is more British? I feel like I've heard it in movies.
This message was edited 4/19/2024, 12:32 PM