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As Fin-lay or as Fin-lee?
The pronounciations rule in English has so many exceptions that it is impossible for me to know the pronounciation of names I have not heard.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
The pronounciations rule in English has so many exceptions that it is impossible for me to know the pronounciation of names I have not heard.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Thank you all
Obviously it is best to pronounce it Fin-lee, unless you are in Scotland.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Obviously it is best to pronounce it Fin-lee, unless you are in Scotland.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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I pronounce both Finlay and Finley as FIN-lee. Endings such as -ey and -ay can definitely be confusing. :b Take the words "valley" and "they", for instance. But I've never heard Finlay pronounced as FIN-lay, personally. As an example, the name Lindsey can be spelled as Lindsey or Lindsay, but (as far as I know) both are pronounced the same: LIND-see / LIND-zee.
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