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Re: Sarah and Sara Pronunciation in Europe
in reply to a message by Morsa
I live in England and generally we pronounce Sarah and Sara differently. With Sarah, the first syllable rhymes with fair and dare but with Sara the first syllable rhymes with far and bar. Some people pronounce the two names the same though.

This message was edited 4/18/2007, 10:50 AM

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I'm from Europe, and I too would have pronounced "Sara" rhyming with "Cara" or "Zara", but I was always told as a child it was pronounced the same as "Sarah" (my middle name).
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I would pronounce Sara like 'S-ah-ra'. I would pronounce Sarah like 'Ser-ra'
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Sara = "sa-ra"Sarah = "se-ra" Basically the same for me I second this (though I don't know why this is)
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Well my name is Sahra and the first syllable rhymes with car. I hope I'm not the only who's name is spelt and pronounced this way :D I know some people named Sara that pronounce it like mine, but I've never met anyone named Sarah that pronounces it that way.
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Yepp, that's what my ex-boyfriend said about the English pron.
In Canada, however, it is the exact same.
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