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I usually hear this pronounced as mah-REE-ah, and sometimes as mah-RYE-ah. Today, I heard it pronounced MAY-ree-ah. Has anyone else ever heard this? WDYT?
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I've never heard Maria pronounced any way but mah-REE-ah. However, I've heard Mariah said the other ways. I hate it whatever the case though.
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Nope, never. Only have heard Maria pronounced mah-RYE-ah when talking about someone in 18-19th century England. Other than that it as always been mah-REE-ah.
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Have only heard mah-REE-uhmah-RYE-uh is always spelled something like Mariah
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I've only ever heard it as mah-REE-ah. mah-RYE-ah if it has an h on the end. Never heard MAY-ree-ah before, like Mary-a or something. It doesn't sound like it's spelled Maria at all.
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Once, but they had pronounced it wrong. It was supposed to be Mah-REE-ah. Other than that, no.
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Ooh...I don't like that [illegitimate?] pronunciation.
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