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Didn't mean to offend Pavlos. Well put Anneza.
whoa...didn't mean to offend, apologizes to Pavlos. Since people have been calling me Talitha (emphasis on the middle syllable) for most of my life I figured I had something to say on the subject. Anneza has it right though…I can’t speak to the pronunciation as it is spoken as a language element, especially since there are only a few hundred people who still speak it. I can only say that in English, French – and Maltese now that I think of it – I have only ever encountered the name with the middle syllable emphasized. I think it's a nicer name pronounced this way, so I retract my highly offensive "expert" statement, and merely offer ta-Lee-tha as an alternative and possibly preferable option.
whoa...didn't mean to offend, apologizes to Pavlos. Since people have been calling me Talitha (emphasis on the middle syllable) for most of my life I figured I had something to say on the subject. Anneza has it right though…I can’t speak to the pronunciation as it is spoken as a language element, especially since there are only a few hundred people who still speak it. I can only say that in English, French – and Maltese now that I think of it – I have only ever encountered the name with the middle syllable emphasized. I think it's a nicer name pronounced this way, so I retract my highly offensive "expert" statement, and merely offer ta-Lee-tha as an alternative and possibly preferable option.
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Not offended, just horsing around ;)
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