Message: "It's not the 'proper' pronunciation"

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[Opinions] It's not the 'proper' pronunciation

by Mar (X-Mar)

8/28/2009, 4:48 PM

in reply to a message by EmeryEcho

It's just the English pronunciation.... That doesn't make it any more legit than no-EL.

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- EmeryEcho +1

8/28/2009, 4:55 PM

Oy. Noel is masculine, Noelle is feminine.

If it has the two dots over it, Noel is pronounced no-El.

It honestly ticks me off when people pronounced Noel as no-el and use it for a girl. Noel is strictly masculine.

- Mar (X-Mar)

8/28/2009, 5:03 PM

I agree with your second comment. I see Noel as strictly male too. Still if I encountered a Noel here in the Netherlands, I'd assume it was no-EL. If I met a Noel in an English speaking country I'd assume it was NOL.

+edit: no-EL pronunciation doesn't make it feminine for me, if that's what you thought I meant.

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