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in reply to a message by Anneza, nsi
I have never heard Sofia pronounce as soFIEa before. It's so awkward for me to say, but kind pretty once I manage.
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Technically, I suppose you're right! Sofia is, let's say, a modern Mediterranean spelling and quite rightly sounds like soFEEa. But the Brits use the Sophia spelling and pronounce it soFIEa, just as they used to pronounce Maria as maRIEa; they gave that one up towards the end of the 19th century I think, but they've persevered with Sophia.
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