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Names: Julio vs Julia [closed]
Why are the names Julio and Julia pronounced differently (Hoo-lee-oh vs Jew-lee-ah)? What is their relation to each other - masculine and feminine forms of the same base name, or something else?
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How to pronounce “Zoubin Ghahramani”? [closed]
Zoubin Ghahramani is a computer scientist and statistician. I tried Google translate but it sound a little weird. Does anyone know the pronunciation of his name? Is it from another language other than ...
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meaning of - rite - at the companies names
There is bunch of companies that use rite at theirs names, like Rite Aid or Shop Rite, I was thinking about it like
Right => Rite
They looks like similar to pronounce, and you could think Right Aid ...
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Why there is an “h” in proper names like Afghanistan, Baghdad and Lamborghini?
An "h" may be used to prevent the "g" from being soft, as in spaghetti, but there is no need for an "h" in the mentioned proper names.
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What is the correct spelling of the Arabic name سعد in English?
I need help in how to spell the Arabic name (سعد). I previously asked the question Sa'ad : Correct spelling in English and French; however, it got closed.
I added a youtube video describing how ...
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When does the name prefix “Mc” take stress?
Mc (or Mac) is often used as a prefix in Gaelic-derived names.
In one class containing most such names, prefixing Mc does not affect the position of the accent somewhere on the base name. Thus Mc is ...
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Is there any convention for pronouncing proper nouns?
Is there any convention as to how proper nouns with origins outside English should be pronounced? I have heard claims to the effect that "a proper noun
can be pronounced however you wish"; is that ...
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Why is Tesco often pronounced Tesco's? [duplicate]
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Store names & possessive
“Ear doctor's” vs “Ear doctor”
I have often heard members of the British public pronounce the name of the ...
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Why do people pronounce “Naomi” as “Niomi”?
The Wikipedia page for "Naomi (given name)" says "pronounced nay-oh-mee" which is how I pronounce my daughter's name, but quite often people pronounce it "nigh-oh-mee" (that is, with a long "i" ...
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How to pronounce English names quickly and correctly [closed]
How can you pronounce a name quickly and correctly? They may or may not conform to regular patterns. Currently I'm using "online website" to do the speaking each time.
Are there any shortcuts that I ...
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How much can we trust text-to-speech pronunciation of names? [closed]
Text-to-speech software are applications which try to generate a sound based on a textual input by following linguistic rules of a language (mainly phonetics and phonology). They make a sound for ...
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How would a native British speaker say “Betteredge”?
I am reading Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, and a prominent character in the story has the name of Betteredge. My question is (since I like to imagine the dialogue in a British-English book as if ...
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Is there a schwa in the middle of Coleridge?
How many syllables are in the name Coleridge - two or three?
I.e. is it [koʊləɹɪdʒ] or [koʊlɹɪdʒ]?
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Pronunciation of the name “Kyrylo”
Can someone provide a transcription for the name "Kyrylo" - how it will actually sound?
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Different pronunciation between Thomas and Theodore
Disclaimer: I'm no native speaker.
Thomas gets pronounced with a starting "T" (the "h" is silent), while Theodore with a "Th". What rule is followed here?
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How do I pronounce Gaudí, the architect?
How do I pronounce 'Gaudi', in the name of Antoni Gaudí (the architect)?
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Pronunciation of names that end in “h”
In Britain (or perhaps just Scotland) the names "Sara" and "Sarah" are pronounced different.
Sara: Sah-rah ("a" as in "bat")
Sarah: Se-rah ("a" as in "air")
In the US and Canada, Sarah ...
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How to pronounce New Orleans
I presume this must be an exception to "pronounce it like the locals", since what I hear is something like 'Norlin'. Or is this just the movies?
Is it a mistake to attempt to pronounce it like a ...
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How to pronounce Louis Armstrong
I think the standard Irish/British pronunciation is as in Louis the king. But musicians seem to say "Lewis".
I've heard people say Joe Louis as in the king as well. Is this wrong?
