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23-Dec-2006, 16:03
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Current Location: Transilvania First Language: Hungarian Member Type: English Teacher | |  Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
hi,
Please tell me the correct pronunciation of AHAB, the protagonist of 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville. |
24-Dec-2006, 12:25
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Current Location: jeddah First Language: Arabc & English Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
Hllo
how are you?  |
24-Dec-2006, 16:32
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Current Location: cairo First Language: Arabic Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
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Originally Posted by Mad-ox  hi,
Please tell me the correct pronunciation of AHAB, the protagonist of 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville. | What a diffecult question! 
All I can say is to get dic. to pronunce it to you,
Names pronunciation is always 
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24-Dec-2006, 16:41
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Current Location: cairo First Language: Arabic Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
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Originally Posted by BobK | Is there something else FREE?  |
25-Dec-2006, 11:38
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Current Location: Transilvania First Language: Hungarian Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
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Originally Posted by alihandra What a diffecult question!
All I can say is to get dic. to pronunce it to you,
Names pronunciation is always |
It's difficult as I have heard some teachers pronunciating this name like this:' 'ahab'', others: eihab, and others: eiheib, and others: eiheb |
25-Dec-2006, 21:31
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Current Location: England First Language: English Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
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Originally Posted by Mad-ox hi,
Is Shaw an English name?
Thank you beforehand,
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Shaw
(Origin Scotch) A lawn, a plain surrounded by trees, or an open space between woods.
George Bernard Shaw was Irish |
25-Dec-2006, 21:35
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Current Location: England First Language: English Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
Here are two scottish surmames:
Menzies pronounced ming-iss in Scotland, but menzays in England
and this one! Smellie, pronounced smiley  |
27-Dec-2006, 18:01
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Current Location: Buenos Aires First Language: Spanish Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
Hi, if you want to know the pronunciation of names, ie from a classic book, try getting the audio book! I also have a dictionary which has a section at the end with the most common names and their pronunciation (Oxford Advanced Learner's) Hope it helps! |
31-Dec-2006, 17:13
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Current Location: England (South East) First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
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Originally Posted by Mad-ox hi,
Please tell me the correct pronunciation of AHAB, the protagonist of 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville. | /'eıhæb/
b |
31-Dec-2006, 18:33
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Current Location: Romania First Language: Romanian Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
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Originally Posted by BobK /'eıhæb/
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Hi BobK
This is the pronunciation I have been waiting for because I think [that] it is the right and most British pronunciation of the name Ahab.
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