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Re: pronunciation
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I'm pretty sure that Dash in " The Incredibles" has the full name of Dashiell, and it's said the say way - "DASH-ull"
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Dashiell Hammett was named after his mother's surname and it was an Anglicanized version of the French name De Chiel.
It's pronounced DASH-ull.
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So by all accounts we just ignore the i altogether eh? Huh. I like Dash-yul better than Dash-ull, but oh well.
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*bangs the gavel*lol Yeah I know two Dashiells, actually, super randomly, and they're both like that - Dashle.
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