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in reply to a message by Sophie
Were I to meet someone called Linnea, I would pronounce it the way they wanted it pronounced.
I think it's one of those names where it sounds better pronounced the original way it its native accent (or similar accents), but sounds better pronounced the 'different' way in other accents (like English speaking accents).
My own name is an example of this. In Hispanic languages, the pronunication is closer to bets-ah-bay, but it just doesn't sound right in English like that. In English it's closer to bets-ah-bee and I'm happy to be called bets-ah-bee, in fact as I have an American accent, it sounds better as bets-ah-bee coming from my mouth. My dad however, with his Spanish accent, pronounces it the Spanish way.
I think it's one of those names where it sounds better pronounced the original way it its native accent (or similar accents), but sounds better pronounced the 'different' way in other accents (like English speaking accents).
My own name is an example of this. In Hispanic languages, the pronunication is closer to bets-ah-bay, but it just doesn't sound right in English like that. In English it's closer to bets-ah-bee and I'm happy to be called bets-ah-bee, in fact as I have an American accent, it sounds better as bets-ah-bee coming from my mouth. My dad however, with his Spanish accent, pronounces it the Spanish way.
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