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HelpRe: Names you've been mispronouncing this whole time?
in reply to a message by mirfak
I also thought both were pronounced with the stress on the first syllable. It would make more sense...
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
Rate my PNLs: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145665
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145666
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
Rate my PNLs: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145665
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145666
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I think in Welsh, the stress usually falls on the 2nd to last (penultimate) syllable? also apparently in Cornish.
This message was edited 4/19/2024, 1:30 PM