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Re: Pronunciation of Adelais?
It's not an umlaut, it's a diaeresis. Sorry for that.
The French have their own way of pronouncing 'e's inbetween two consonants. Usually, they don't pronounce it or do so very faintly. And the -ais sound is pronounced like the 'e' in 'bed'.
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No worries! I'd rather be corrected for calling something the wrong name than to continue to do it oblivious to my mistake. Thank you so much. I'd been wondering about the pronunciation for a while. :)
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