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[Facts] Re: Maelys
Elise would be eh-leez :)
You got Maelys right, although there is no huge accent in the end. It's a bit of a stereotype!


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Aha, this is where some of the confusion of accents comes in...in English (at least in my dialect) Elise is eh-LEES, not eh-LEEZ. And the capitals aren't to indicate a big accent, simply which syllable is stressed (even if it's a mild stress).
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I would say the stress depends on the context more than anything... "EH-leez, shut up!", but "eh-lEEZ??? where are you???". lol
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Elise with a stress on the El is like saying the name Ellie with an S - the difference between "Ellie's a nickname for Eleanor" and "Elise went to get some milk." They're the same sounds - eh-leez. There's a pretty big difference, but I don't think a French accent allows for it much. Maybe that's the problem.
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