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Re: Shiri and Shira
SHEE-ree and SHEE-rah? Or how would you pronounce them?
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Essentially. They sound more like SHEER-ee and SHEER-ə when I say them, probably because of my accent. Fully enunciating that SHEE before making the R feels like it takes some extra effort on my part, and my tongue's far too lazy. Spoken quickly, like in regular conversation, there's not much difference between the two, though.
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Yeah, I also say them SHEER-ee and SHEER-a. I don't like the sound of SHEE-ree/SHEE-ra at all.
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I don't think Shira would sound bad on a non-Israeli. I don't love the name, but there's nothing wrong with it either. Shiri, in the other hand, might look out of place on a non-Israeli.
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