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Help[Opinions] Re: How do you pronounce Cyril?
in reply to a message by Siân
ci-ruhl
Not cee because that implies a long vowel - but i sounding like i in it. The last syllable i slurred into an uh sound. (In short, not pronounced how it looks - sigh-ril)
ci-ruhl is the only way I've ever heard it pronounced - as in a man I used to see on the train each day with his office colleagues and an elderly neighbour when I was a kid.
Not cee because that implies a long vowel - but i sounding like i in it. The last syllable i slurred into an uh sound. (In short, not pronounced how it looks - sigh-ril)
ci-ruhl is the only way I've ever heard it pronounced - as in a man I used to see on the train each day with his office colleagues and an elderly neighbour when I was a kid.
This message was edited 10/2/2010, 12:31 PM
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I'm glad to hear that seems to be a common pronunciation. I was a bit disappointed to learn it was said with a long e according to this site. I didn't like it quite as much. I have come to still like it that way, but I think with the short i sound it's not as harsh.
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