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It's one of my Prof.'s first names.......
I heard her say it... she says "Ree-anne-an"
She's Welsh since there is a tint of an accent.
I heard her say it... she says "Ree-anne-an"
She's Welsh since there is a tint of an accent.
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Thanks!
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Listen more closely...
If she's a Welsh speaker (not just someone who grew up in Wales) you'll be able to hear the h-breathing just before the r (bit like a French rolled r), the stress on the second syllable - most three syllable Welsh words and names are stressed on the second syllable, and the final vowel will not quite be a schwa sound....
If she's a Welsh speaker (not just someone who grew up in Wales) you'll be able to hear the h-breathing just before the r (bit like a French rolled r), the stress on the second syllable - most three syllable Welsh words and names are stressed on the second syllable, and the final vowel will not quite be a schwa sound....
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like this...
hree-AN-on.
At least, that's the way you pronounce it in Wales, and since it's a Welsh name, that way should be good enough for everyone.
But, as you are probably in the States, I have to warn you that everyone will pronounce it ree-an-un, just like they say dilin for Dylan (in Wales dul-an).
Never mind, eh.
hree-AN-on.
At least, that's the way you pronounce it in Wales, and since it's a Welsh name, that way should be good enough for everyone.
But, as you are probably in the States, I have to warn you that everyone will pronounce it ree-an-un, just like they say dilin for Dylan (in Wales dul-an).
Never mind, eh.
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In the States: Ree-an-n'n, Rye-an-n'n, R'an-n'n, etc. We drop most of our vowels, or shorten them to an apostrophe.
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Y :)
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Rye-an-n'n? really?...
It's worse than I thought...
Then again, I suspect they do that in England too.
It's worse than I thought...
Then again, I suspect they do that in England too.
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or actually, thinking about it, v. like the states' versions.
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Yeah, for some reason, a lot of Americans have a tendancy to pronounce y like long i, and vowels in words ending with n get almost dropped. Of course, in the Southern states, _they_ strey-etch their vowels all out of shape! I have/had relatives in Texas, so...lol!
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Y :)
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