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HelpI dunno
in reply to a message by Akua Topaz
I think that a lot of times it's okay to alter the pronunciation a little bit when passing names from culture to culture. How many Americans say Isabel EE-sa-bel (complete with Spanish accent)? Not too many go for ah-de-lie-ee-deh with Adelaide. Hardly anyone says -oos in names that end with -us. We adapt pronunciations to our dialects and I think that's okay. Maria was Mariah for ages.
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"little bit" being the key words.
I wouldn't have much of an issue if it were pronounced Ree-oo, which is somewhat similar. But RYE-oo just seems like it butchers and ignores the history of the name completely.
I wouldn't have much of an issue if it were pronounced Ree-oo, which is somewhat similar. But RYE-oo just seems like it butchers and ignores the history of the name completely.
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