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Help[Opinions] Re: How do YOU pronounce Katarina
in reply to a message by Siri
I'd go with kah-tah-REE-na just talking about the name, because the only context that I ever say it aloud is in reference to my great grandmother Catarina, who was Italian.
On an American kid, I'd say it kat-a-REE-na off the bat if I was, say, reading it from a list or something of that nature. I'd feel like a tool for affecting a foreign pronunciation in that context unless specifically told otherwise.
On an American kid, I'd say it kat-a-REE-na off the bat if I was, say, reading it from a list or something of that nature. I'd feel like a tool for affecting a foreign pronunciation in that context unless specifically told otherwise.
This message was edited 2/12/2008, 1:54 PM
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Lol.
The funny thing is I would use the foreign pronunciation, as it would most likely be the correct one where I'm from - D.C. I think that's the reason I pronounce it kah-tah-REE-na and he pronounces it kat-a-ree-na, we're used to two different worlds.
The funny thing is I would use the foreign pronunciation, as it would most likely be the correct one where I'm from - D.C. I think that's the reason I pronounce it kah-tah-REE-na and he pronounces it kat-a-ree-na, we're used to two different worlds.
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On an American kid, I'd say it kat-a-REE-na off the bat if I was, say, reading it from a list or something of that nature. I'd feel like a fool for affecting a foreign pronunciation in that context unless specifically told otherwise.
I agree with that.
I agree with that.
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