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Subject:	I'm not 100% sure...
Author:	Miranda (Authenticated as Randee15)
Date:	March 30, 2005 at 4:58:57 PM
Reply to:	Re: Pronunciation of CAIRISTÌONA? by A.J.

But I can almost guarantee you that ky-ree-styoh-nah isn't the right pronunciation.

Gaelic, both Scottish and Irish, is very different from English. Pronunciations are therefore sometimes quite bizarre to English-speakers: Caoimhe is pronounced KEE-va, Cailean is pronounced KA-len, and so on.

Miranda
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Messages in this thread:

Pronunciation of CAIRISTÌONA? - Sarena Mar 30 2005, 3:15:21 PM
- Educated guess: kahr-STEE-nah. nt - Miranda Mar 30 2005, 4:55:26 PM
  - kris-TEE-nuh, with an Irish accent n/m - Caprice Apr 1 2005, 8:51:24 AM
    - But it's Scottish... nt - Miranda Apr 1 2005, 2:37:02 PM
- Re: Pronunciation of CAIRISTÌONA? - A.J. Mar 30 2005, 3:24:07 PM
  - I'm not 100% sure... - Miranda Mar 30 2005, 4:58:57 PM
    - Oh. - A.J. Mar 31 2005, 12:43:05 PM
      - It's alright, you didn't know. :-) nt - Miranda Mar 31 2005, 12:55:46 PM

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