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HelpRe: Lila is pretty
in reply to a message by -Shelby-
Only problem: is it pronounced as "lee-la" or as "lie-la"?
I'd like Lila May, Lila Fay, Lila Joy or Lila Jane.
- She said he made a racial slur!
- Racial? She is Swedish!
- Maybe he called her Meatball.
Equality never goes out of style.
I'd like Lila May, Lila Fay, Lila Joy or Lila Jane.
- She said he made a racial slur!
- Racial? She is Swedish!
- Maybe he called her Meatball.
Equality never goes out of style.
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I'd automatically say LIE-la. I'd be even more sure of that if the spelling was Lilah (which also looks prettier imo). In Sweden, I really can't guess how people would pronounce it at first glance. There's also Lyla, like the Oasis song, but I don't think that looks as attractive as the others.
ETA: I know a girl who spells it Leila and says LIE-la, too. But I'd be more inclined to say Leila as LAY-la for some reason. :Shrug:
Would Leila be LIE-la, phonetically, in Swedish? I know it would in German but I suppose that's not much help. Or how about Laila?
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ETA: I know a girl who spells it Leila and says LIE-la, too. But I'd be more inclined to say Leila as LAY-la for some reason. :Shrug:
Would Leila be LIE-la, phonetically, in Swedish? I know it would in German but I suppose that's not much help. Or how about Laila?
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This message was edited 11/27/2006, 8:51 AM
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But will everybody know this?
You want the Lie-lah pronunciation but I think the other one is as legitimate. So the name might be mispronounced.
I think you would get the right pronunciation always if you spelt it Lilah or Lyla. But then people would misspell it instead. ;)
- She said he made a racial slur!
- Racial? She is Swedish!
- Maybe he called her Meatball.
Equality never goes out of style.
You want the Lie-lah pronunciation but I think the other one is as legitimate. So the name might be mispronounced.
I think you would get the right pronunciation always if you spelt it Lilah or Lyla. But then people would misspell it instead. ;)
- She said he made a racial slur!
- Racial? She is Swedish!
- Maybe he called her Meatball.
Equality never goes out of style.
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This is the only way i've ever heard it pronounced, so no, i don't think it would be a problem.
.:Shelby:.
.:Shelby:.
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I'm in the U.S., like Shelby, and I've only ever seen Lila pronounced LIE-la, so I don't think it would be an issue. I think Lilah or Lyla would cause more problems with spelling than Lila would with pronunciation.
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I'm in the U.S., like Shelby, and I've only ever seen Lila pronounced LIE-la, so I don't think it would be an issue. I think Lilah or Lyla would cause more problems with spelling than Lila would with pronunciation.
Friendship is more lasting than love, and more legal than stalking.
-Jane, Coupling
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Tritto
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I can let myself breathe
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I can let myself breathe
I may not be perfect
But at least I am free
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