New Post
Search
Help[Opinions] Re: I don't know how you guys are pronouncing that...
in reply to a message by Starshine Gunslinger
In the US aloe vera is pronounce al-OH VAIR-ah. The name Vera is usually pronounced VEER-ah in the US but will sometimes be pronounced VAIR-ah.
(I edited because sometimes I swear it should be AL-oh and sometimes I feel it should al-OH. It's one of those words where there isn't a very distinct emphasis.)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(I edited because sometimes I swear it should be AL-oh and sometimes I feel it should al-OH. It's one of those words where there isn't a very distinct emphasis.)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This message was edited 3/17/2012, 5:15 AM
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Yeah, I've only heard it said AL-oh VAIR-a (in the US). And I've only heard Vera said as VAIR-a too... I think. Or maybe I've never heard it said and that's just how my brain says it. :P
I don't find Olivera hard to pronounce, it just sounds so dang close to aloe vera. For an Olivia alternative I'd go with Olive or Olivet(tte).
I don't find Olivera hard to pronounce, it just sounds so dang close to aloe vera. For an Olivia alternative I'd go with Olive or Olivet(tte).
This message was edited 3/17/2012, 4:31 AM
1
I always thought Vera should be VAIR-ah as a kid because of the plant, but Vera Wang's name is pronounced VEER-ah. I've also heard the name pronounced in a Western or some movie I've seen on TV as VEER-ah. But whenever I hear Aloe Vera it is AL-oh VAIR-ah. I've met a hand full of Vera's before, some were VEER-ah and some were VAIR-ah.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This message was edited 3/17/2012, 5:25 AM
1