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Help[Opinions] Re: How do YOU pronounce Corinne?
in reply to a message by Lumiereslove
I'll say Corinne as "kaw-REEN" if I don't know otherwise, but I've known one (she spelt it Corine) who said "KAW-reen", with the stress on the first syllable.
Our Korrine here at BtN -- Cambria -- uses kaw-RINN if I'm not mistaken. I hadn't heard that before I came here, but now I've come across a few people who say it that way so it can't be uncommon.
So, I'd definitely have to ask a Corinne how she said her name. I think it's pretty however it's said, but the ambiguity might put me off using it for my own child. I'd love to use Corinna though, which I've only heard kaw-REEN-uh.
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♥Elinor♥
Our Korrine here at BtN -- Cambria -- uses kaw-RINN if I'm not mistaken. I hadn't heard that before I came here, but now I've come across a few people who say it that way so it can't be uncommon.
So, I'd definitely have to ask a Corinne how she said her name. I think it's pretty however it's said, but the ambiguity might put me off using it for my own child. I'd love to use Corinna though, which I've only heard kaw-REEN-uh.
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♥Elinor♥
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Guess what? ;o)
I've heard Corinna prn as kaw-RIN-uh, so it apparently is as ambiguous in prn as Corinne (and the various spellings). (Hope this doesn't completely turn you off from using Corinna!) People who don't automatically assume the kaw-REEN prn *always* make sure to ask me how my name is prn, which is very nice, imo. ;o)
I've heard Corinna prn as kaw-RIN-uh, so it apparently is as ambiguous in prn as Corinne (and the various spellings). (Hope this doesn't completely turn you off from using Corinna!) People who don't automatically assume the kaw-REEN prn *always* make sure to ask me how my name is prn, which is very nice, imo. ;o)
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Really? Well there goes my theory! Lol ... kaw-RINN-uh is quite pretty too in fact. I'm sure I could put up with that sometimes if my name were Corinna ;-) It is so confusing though!
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Yes, it is confusing.
It's worse, though, when I meet people who *insist* on calling me cor-EEN b/c "it has an e on the end which makes the i a long vowel." I had a girl who constantly did this ask me, "Why prn it cor-IN if there's an e on the end? Shouldn't it rhyme with chlorine?" (As if I like having my name compared to a chemical!) I asked if she prn feminine as femineen and masculine as masculeen and that shut her up. ;o)
It's worse, though, when I meet people who *insist* on calling me cor-EEN b/c "it has an e on the end which makes the i a long vowel." I had a girl who constantly did this ask me, "Why prn it cor-IN if there's an e on the end? Shouldn't it rhyme with chlorine?" (As if I like having my name compared to a chemical!) I asked if she prn feminine as femineen and masculine as masculeen and that shut her up. ;o)
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