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HelpRe: Names you've been mispronouncing this whole time?
in reply to a message by thenightsnotover1
I'm a french speaker, so there is tons of names I have mispronounced. Hahaha!
Just the fact the Maria and Mariah is different went completly over my head for years. In french ''h'' are more often silent. So the fact that it was placed after the ''a'' made no different for my brain. For a long time I thought it was just like... an spelling choice. (LOL)
Same with Mary and Marie. I still don't understand why the ending (''ry'' or ''rie'') changes the way the ''Ma'' is pronounced. I mean, I have learned it so I know that Marie is closer to ''Meh-ree'', but it's mainly because people told me how to say it. My brain still wants to say the open ''Mah''.
These are just examples I got on the spot. I'm sure there are tons more I am mispronouncing in my head.
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Just the fact the Maria and Mariah is different went completly over my head for years. In french ''h'' are more often silent. So the fact that it was placed after the ''a'' made no different for my brain. For a long time I thought it was just like... an spelling choice. (LOL)
Same with Mary and Marie. I still don't understand why the ending (''ry'' or ''rie'') changes the way the ''Ma'' is pronounced. I mean, I have learned it so I know that Marie is closer to ''Meh-ree'', but it's mainly because people told me how to say it. My brain still wants to say the open ''Mah''.
These are just examples I got on the spot. I'm sure there are tons more I am mispronouncing in my head.
Don't hesitate to rate my different PNLs: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/246179
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If it helps, my middle name is Marie and my mum's name uses Marie also. We both say Ma-ree, rather then Me-ree. My boyfriend's mum also has Marie in her name. I think this might be a locallised pronunciation of Marie (from the North of England) more than anything. If anything it might be even more specific to the area in which I live as we were all born here, but I won't reveal that part
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