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Help[Opinions] Re: How do you pronounce.....(ETA)
in reply to a message by Leah_9
I have only ever heard Elena as "eh-LAY-nuh."
I dislike the Elaina spelling because it looks like a mash of two separate names: Elaine (English) and Elena (Spanish). Elaina looks like it's cheating.
C'mon. You can trust the rest of us to know that Elena is "eh-LAY-nuh." *Helpful* phonetic spellings put me off, usually.
ETA: I should have noted that I live in the U.S., if that makes a difference to you.
I dislike the Elaina spelling because it looks like a mash of two separate names: Elaine (English) and Elena (Spanish). Elaina looks like it's cheating.
C'mon. You can trust the rest of us to know that Elena is "eh-LAY-nuh." *Helpful* phonetic spellings put me off, usually.
ETA: I should have noted that I live in the U.S., if that makes a difference to you.
This message was edited 2/8/2010, 4:17 PM
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I've heard it pronounced Eh-lehn-uh multiple times and even this site says the pronounciation is E-le-nuh not E-LAY-nuh. That is why I'm hesitant. Yes, I prefer the look of Elena over Elaina, but at the end of the day I want it pronounced correctly.
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