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[Facts] British pronunciation of Georgia?
In Australia and the USA the i isn't sounded but I'm curious as to whether the i is sounded in the UK.
The Oxford Popular Dictionary of Babies' Names (Hanks & Hodges, pub. 1986)implies that the i in -ia is pronounced in this name, because the pronunciation key is the same as Julia etc.
I'm baffled!
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I think that phonetically the g+i (and g+e) work together to make a j sound. So the i (and the e) isn't sounded as a separate vowel, but it still earns its keep by modifying the consonant.Your Julia reference makes totally no sense at all! Oxford must have been smoking its learned socks ...
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Interesting observation re g+i - thanks!
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I've never heard it sounded here either. That would sound very odd!
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Thanks!
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