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in reply to a message by Telfalathiel
Cecil is wonderful. I slightly prefer Cyril because there are less pronunciation problems and it has the great nn Cy. But Cecil isn't far behind.
I pronounce it "SEH-sil," even though I'm in the U.S. The British pronunciation is more common in my ear than the U.S. "SEE-sil" because I was raised with a healthy dose of PBS / BBC. I find the U.S. pronunciation harsh anyway.
My parents have a good friend named Cecil ("SEH-sil"). His granddaughter Cecily was named after him. And that's the best reason I can think of for naming a ds Cecil: some day he will beget a dd or dgd named Cecily. It's inevitable. And the world needs more Cecilys badly. :-)
Cecil ("SEH-sil") and his brother Basil ("BAZ-il") would be fun.
I pronounce it "SEH-sil," even though I'm in the U.S. The British pronunciation is more common in my ear than the U.S. "SEE-sil" because I was raised with a healthy dose of PBS / BBC. I find the U.S. pronunciation harsh anyway.
My parents have a good friend named Cecil ("SEH-sil"). His granddaughter Cecily was named after him. And that's the best reason I can think of for naming a ds Cecil: some day he will beget a dd or dgd named Cecily. It's inevitable. And the world needs more Cecilys badly. :-)
Cecil ("SEH-sil") and his brother Basil ("BAZ-il") would be fun.
This message was edited 10/11/2009, 9:50 AM
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