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Re: Corinne
by Cake or Death (queenv)
5/14/2020, 7:19 AM
in reply to a message by honeypie
I find the American pronunciation of Corinne and the usual pronunciation of Karen to be not all that similar.
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- Fictionfan8618 (Realisticmindxxx)
5/14/2020, 11:36 AM
I absolutely agree. They have similar endings but it's pretty simple to tell them apart, to hear the differences. I think the only way they'd be too similar if 'Karen' was prounced the Japanese way, which would have a closer sound to it. /:
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- Manipura (glaucous)   +6
5/14/2020, 9:51 AM
keh-RIN looks close to how I'd say Karen... keh-RIN, kehr-IN, KEHR-ən, KAIR-in.I think I'd say Corinne as kuh-REHN (1st syllable with a schwa, 2nd syllable like Wren) or kuh-reen, and I get it confused with Corrine and Careen.

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- Cake or Death (queenv)   +5
5/14/2020, 10:40 AM
I say "KAA-ren". I'm sure there are some Americans who say KAIR-in and KEHR-en (imagine that an upside down e, I don't know how to type that.) But I've never heard anyone put the stress on the second syllable in Karen, as Americans do with Corinne, and that makes a huge difference, I think. I would never mishear Karen for Corinne or vice versa.
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- Dracotorix
5/14/2020, 7:27 PM
I know one person called Karin (pronounced Karen). But if I just heard "keh-RIN" with no context, I'd assume it was something like Karin (or Karyn or Kerynn or something, which also look like Karen).
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- honeypie   +3
5/14/2020, 10:55 AM
I’m not suggesting anyone would mishear them for the same name, it’s just that the pronunciation keh-RIN is so bland and un-noteworthy compared to the French, or kə-REEN or even just plain ko-RIN that you might as well just use Karen. The emphasis is different, yes, but the sounds are very similar, at least to a British English speaker who has heard the American pronunciation of Karen. To be honest, I’m not even sure how you get keh-RIN out of Corinne. For what it’s worth, I pronounce Karen as KA-rən.

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- Cake or Death (queenv)   +2
5/14/2020, 11:07 AM
I couldn't say how the American pronunciation of Corinne came about. Just for jollies, I looked up girls names ending with "inne". I actually couldn't find any other than Corinne, but there were plenty that end in "ine" and of those, only one, Jacqueline, do Americans pronounce with a final "in" sound as they do with Corinne. I dunno.
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- honeypie   +1
5/14/2020, 11:21 AM
It’s the first syllable that confuses me most! I would expect ko-RIN, with a short o.
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- Amy (LuzDeTuVida)
5/14/2020, 4:03 PM
Personally I would say keh-RINN is a misleading way to spell it. It's more of a kuh-RINN or ker-RINN. Here's a link to an audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pDtQ_FKXYA
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