Interesting. I've always said
SOY-er and
LOY-er, and everyone else I hear says it the same way. (This is in California, BTW.) However, it sounds better to me when said
SAH-yer, especially as a name.
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Favourite names of the moment:
Boys: Cavanaugh, Lysander, Damien, Holden, Eberly, Warrick
Girls: Miela, Azucena, Kingsley, Parker, Thessaly, Jane
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