Re: This or that(Spellings)
in reply to a message by KK
Since english is not my native tongue, I pronounce some of these spellings differently.
Catherine or Katherine
-> Catherine
Liliana or Lilyana
-> Liliana
Madeline or Madelyn
-> Madeline, but I prefere Madeleine
John or Jon
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer John /ˈd͡ʒɑn/ to Jon /ˈjuːn/
Vivian or Vivienne
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Vivienne /vi.ˈvjɛn/ to Vivian /ˈvɪv.i.ən/
Sophia or Sofia
-> Sophia
Julia or Giulia
-> depends on the situation or country, but I guess, I prefer Giulia
Briana or Brianna
-> Brianna
Elliott or Eliot
-> Elliott
Brian or Bryan
-> Bryan (probably because of Bryan Adams)
Elizabeth or Elisabeth
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Elisabeth /e.ˈliː.za.bɛt/ to Elizabeth /ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/
Ann or Anne
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Anne /ˈæn/ to Ann /an/
Calliope or Kalliope
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Calliope /kə.ˈlaɪ.ə.pi/ to Kalliope /kal.li.ó.pɛː/
Catherine or Katherine
-> Catherine
Liliana or Lilyana
-> Liliana
Madeline or Madelyn
-> Madeline, but I prefere Madeleine
John or Jon
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer John /ˈd͡ʒɑn/ to Jon /ˈjuːn/
Vivian or Vivienne
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Vivienne /vi.ˈvjɛn/ to Vivian /ˈvɪv.i.ən/
Sophia or Sofia
-> Sophia
Julia or Giulia
-> depends on the situation or country, but I guess, I prefer Giulia
Briana or Brianna
-> Brianna
Elliott or Eliot
-> Elliott
Brian or Bryan
-> Bryan (probably because of Bryan Adams)
Elizabeth or Elisabeth
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Elisabeth /e.ˈliː.za.bɛt/ to Elizabeth /ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/
Ann or Anne
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Anne /ˈæn/ to Ann /an/
Calliope or Kalliope
-> I pronounce them differently
-> I prefer Calliope /kə.ˈlaɪ.ə.pi/ to Kalliope /kal.li.ó.pɛː/