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Help[Opinions] How do you pronounce Lilac?
Do you pronounce Lilac "li-lack" or "li-lock"?
Are both legitimate? My family thinks I shouldn't use this name because we all disagree on the "correct" pronunciation!
Are both legitimate? My family thinks I shouldn't use this name because we all disagree on the "correct" pronunciation!
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Most definitely LIE-lack. I would never think of any other pronunciation.
:)
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LEE-lahk
so like LEE-lock.
so like LEE-lock.
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lie-lock
I've heard it pronounced lie-lack before (actually only in Mystery Men) :), but I think that sounds really funny. As a name I think that lie-lock is more phonetically pleasing, and then it doesn't have the word lack in it. That's one flower name I've never really seen before though. I love lilacs. :)
I've heard it pronounced lie-lack before (actually only in Mystery Men) :), but I think that sounds really funny. As a name I think that lie-lock is more phonetically pleasing, and then it doesn't have the word lack in it. That's one flower name I've never really seen before though. I love lilacs. :)
This message was edited 2/13/2008, 6:48 AM
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That's my pronounciation, exactly.
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I say LIE-lak and oh! I absolutely adore it! lilac is probably one of my favorite flower names. I hate Lila on its own; it's so insubstantial and flimsy, but the harsh c on the end adds quirky spunk and creates an entirely different image!
And who cares if your family pronounces it differently from you? It's your baby so however you pronounce it is correct (unless, of course, you prefer some really contrived way like leh-LEEk:) )and they would be rude to refer to her in a different way.
And who cares if your family pronounces it differently from you? It's your baby so however you pronounce it is correct (unless, of course, you prefer some really contrived way like leh-LEEk:) )and they would be rude to refer to her in a different way.
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lee-lahk to me
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I say Li-lack.
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Agreed.
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Tritto.
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Ditto.
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Li-lack
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Lye-lack.
(Australia)
(Australia)
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lye-lick... +
But I know it's wrong. I also sometimes say lie-luck when I get sloppy.
But I know it's wrong. I also sometimes say lie-luck when I get sloppy.
This message was edited 2/13/2008, 1:02 AM
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LI-LACK
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I've always said lie-lock, without thinking about it. It's one of those either way is right (lots of things are pronounced differently depending on who you ask).
As far as not using a name because of disagreeing, I knew a girl who her mother and father disagreed on the pronouncing of her name, but both really liked it, so they "agreed to disagree". She said she liked it because it was harder for people to "mispronounce" her name because both ways were correct to her ears.
As far as not using a name because of disagreeing, I knew a girl who her mother and father disagreed on the pronouncing of her name, but both really liked it, so they "agreed to disagree". She said she liked it because it was harder for people to "mispronounce" her name because both ways were correct to her ears.
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I say it li-lahk.
According to Merriam-Webster online, they're both legit. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lilac
According to Merriam-Webster online, they're both legit. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lilac
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Whatever way the parents pronounce a name is the right way IMO. Even if it isn't conventional, that's the name they've chosen for their kid - isn't just a spelling it's also a sound.
I'd go with li-luck but if it was between your two, I'd go for li-lack. It's a pretty name.
I'd go with li-luck but if it was between your two, I'd go for li-lack. It's a pretty name.
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I say LI-lock (and I'm from Canada, if it helps).
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I say it LIE-lock. LIE-lack sounds strange to me.
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I say lie-lack. Lie-lock is new to me.
eta: According to Webster's and dictionary.com, both pronunciations are legitimate. Hmm.
eta: According to Webster's and dictionary.com, both pronunciations are legitimate. Hmm.
This message was edited 2/12/2008, 9:26 PM
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lye-lack
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I've always heard and said Lie-Lack. I've never heard the other pronunciation and don't know if it is legit, unless it's a function of a foreign accent.
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