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[Opinions] Re: Pronounciation is key!
by
Eilis
(Suibhne)
1/2/2006, 10:10 AM
in reply to
a message by LadyBug18
I always (to my knowledge) say
Elena
as eh-lay-nah,
Helena
as heh-lay-nah, and
Lena
as lay-nah. Same pattern goes with
Magdalena
or
Nena
. I don't give any of them a long 'ee' sound.
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LadyBug18
1/2/2006, 10:17 AM
Wow! I never thought about
Magdalena
or
Nena
being pronounced that way, I think it's so pretty! :)
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