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[Opinions] An oddly pronounced name
Today one of my teachers said that they had heard of or known a girl named Afrika. I personally don't like the name Africa, but I really dislike Afrika. I haven't got to the worst part. The name was pronounced ah-FREAK-ah. How horrible is that?
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I like the name Africa, plus I think the pronounciation Ah-free-kah is perfectly valid =) I know people from many different countries use it, I use it, as long as you don't stress the FREAK part :PThe spelling Afrika is OK, reminds me of AfrikaansAlice
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In Africa they sayPeople from African countries usually pronounce Africa that way (or sometimes the stress is on the first syllable AH-free-kah). I wouldn't use it as a name but I think it is a very valid pronounciation of the word Africa. Afrika is the spelling use in some countries as well.
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Exactly
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Wow! That's FREAKY!!! LOL!! Hehe!! :)
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I know three people from Africa that pronounce it that way.
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I just posted about thisI teach a little girl and her name is Affrica Jorje (af-reek-a) dont know how to say her middle name.
It must be used more in America because the little girl is American. Ive nevr heard it before her~~~~~~~~~~ Bex ~~~~~~~~~~~
Professor Snape: Read it.
Harry: "Messrs. Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, offer their compliments to Professor Snape and..."
Professor Snape: Go on.
Harry: "... and request that he keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business."
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My guess on the mn...would be that it's prn like Georgia. There's an actress named Jorja, so that makes it cool & legitimate. *rolls eyes*Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft, and I will show you A-flat minor.
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That is just bad.. I feel so bad for the poor girl!"Don't make someone a priority, who only makes you an option."
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A freak? Augh!...
Get into the car
We'll be the passenger
We'll ride through the city tonight
See the city's ripped insides
We'll see the bright and hollow sky
We'll see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
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