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HelpEnglish pronunciation doesn't make sense...
I think our english language doesn't make sense. Yes, it's the only language I speak and have spoke all my life. But when it comes to pronuncing names it never follows one rule. For example, my name Diana is pron. (di ann uh) but the name Kiana is pron (kee ahn uh). It's spelled the exact same as my name but pron. totally diff. Another one is Alicia, looks like (uh lee see uh) but most people pron it (uh lee sha). I just don't get it...
And just to talk about how stupid people are at spelling and pron. names... my name Diana is constantly being said Diane. I've dealt with this all my life and it's so annoying. When teachers see it on a paper Diana they say Diane. I've also been called (dee ann uh), (dee awn uh), (di awn uh), and I know there's more. People have spelled my name Dianna (which is sensible), Diania, Diannah, and others I just can't remember. Ugh... ppl are so stupid! First of all Princess Diana was sp. and said exactly like mine and no one had problems pron. and sp. her name but mine they do. What the heck is the difference?!
And just to talk about how stupid people are at spelling and pron. names... my name Diana is constantly being said Diane. I've dealt with this all my life and it's so annoying. When teachers see it on a paper Diana they say Diane. I've also been called (dee ann uh), (dee awn uh), (di awn uh), and I know there's more. People have spelled my name Dianna (which is sensible), Diania, Diannah, and others I just can't remember. Ugh... ppl are so stupid! First of all Princess Diana was sp. and said exactly like mine and no one had problems pron. and sp. her name but mine they do. What the heck is the difference?!
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granted most english pronunciations don't make sense anyway, but Diana's different; it's up there with names like Phoebe and Daphne in my book, in that they're anglisized from another culture and don't always make a lot of sense with modern phonetics.
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I agree that many English prononciations make no sense for French people.
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Um, Diana isn't an English name.
Its Greek.
Just because names are used in English speaking countries does not mean that they are then pro. in an English way. They are still prounuced the way they were orginally. Alicia is a latinate name, therefore pronuced that way. Daphne is Greek, that is why its pro. Daff-ne. Etc, etc.
Siri
Its Greek.
Just because names are used in English speaking countries does not mean that they are then pro. in an English way. They are still prounuced the way they were orginally. Alicia is a latinate name, therefore pronuced that way. Daphne is Greek, that is why its pro. Daff-ne. Etc, etc.
Siri
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I didn't say Diana was an eng. name. How is it supposed to be pron. in a Greek way? I was mostly saying how most people say Diane, which is a totally diff. name. Maybe they both came from the same name but they're both said/sp. differently. I think MOST people (in America anyways)should say my name right, esp. because of how well known Princess Diana was.
I didn't say Diana was an eng. name. How is it supposed to be pron. in a Greek way? I was mostly saying how most people say Diane, which is a totally diff. name. Maybe they both came from the same name but they're both said/sp. differently. I think MOST people (in America anyways)should say my name right, esp. because of how well known Princess Diana was.
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You were complaining about how names were pro.
And said it didn't make sense. You compared to pro. of Diana to Kiana, and also the pro. of Alicia. I then explained that they are not English names, but used in England.
I have enough problems with my own name, which is Haven. Its a common word, but everyone pronunces it differently. Its because America has become an illiterate country.
Siri
And said it didn't make sense. You compared to pro. of Diana to Kiana, and also the pro. of Alicia. I then explained that they are not English names, but used in England.
I have enough problems with my own name, which is Haven. Its a common word, but everyone pronunces it differently. Its because America has become an illiterate country.
Siri
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Used in England and/or English speaking countries.
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I say it like that. Most people in the UK do (although nowadays a few are opting for the American way, uh-LEESH-uh, under the influence of Alicia Keys maybe).
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i really do agree with you there. i usually have problems with the pronounciation of my surname which is very annoying (its a very uncommon irish surname - plus i live in england) but it must be very annoying to have your first name mispronounced so many times!
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