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in reply to a message by foxgloves
Well, we also have Joe, which is pronounced with one syllable.
The few times I ran across the name Zoe when I was very young, I assumed it was one syllable. I only learned there was a different way to say it when Sesame Street introduced a Muppet named Zoe, two syllables, and even then I didn't realize that the two-syllable version was the "correct" one.
I've learned that the one-syllable pronunciation was more usual way back; a friend's grandmother's first name was Zoe, pronounced one syllable, though she went by her middle name which was something like Bernice or Bernadette or something.
Zoe's kind of cute, way better than Chloe, but it's a bit too cute, like the original Muppet, or a cat or dog.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The few times I ran across the name Zoe when I was very young, I assumed it was one syllable. I only learned there was a different way to say it when Sesame Street introduced a Muppet named Zoe, two syllables, and even then I didn't realize that the two-syllable version was the "correct" one.
I've learned that the one-syllable pronunciation was more usual way back; a friend's grandmother's first name was Zoe, pronounced one syllable, though she went by her middle name which was something like Bernice or Bernadette or something.
Zoe's kind of cute, way better than Chloe, but it's a bit too cute, like the original Muppet, or a cat or dog.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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