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Re: how would you pronounce....
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I prefer the correct pronunciation. I don't like it pronounced like Aidan. I do like Ada, but it's pronounced like Add-ah.-Seda*

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the database says AY-da not Add-ah....

This message was edited 3/21/2005, 2:17 PM

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I say AY-da too.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry PratchettProud adoptee of 15 PPs. Check my profile for their names.
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As do I...and all the residents of Ada, OK.Where I lived for nearly two years.
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that's how Ada, MI is pronounced too :)
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Ditto. I only say ADD-a for Adah.
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Tell Disney...I'd never heard of it before A Bug's Life..haha!
I like it pronounced the Add-ah way though.-Seda*

"WOOHOO! Hey I have to tell y'all something. I went to Sea World for the first time yesterday. It rocked! I got to kiss a whale! And it kissed me back!"-Kelly Clarkson
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Yes, it was Atta.I haven't read through all the posts, but there is an actress on 'The Sopranos' whose name is Aida pronounced AID-ah.
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Oops. Should be AI-dah. Like Aidan.n
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Her name was Atta according to the IMDb.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry PratchettProud adoptee of 15 PPs. Check my profile for their names.
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I *think* her name was Princess Atta
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