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02-Jan-2007, 11:40
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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 teia_petrescu  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.
Happy New Year! | To you, too, teia 
There was a time when Old Testament names were very popular - Ahab, Bathsheba, Obadiah.... A few of the more familiar ones have stuck (Ruth, Simon), but most of the others survive chiefly in literature - if you say 'Ahab', most listeners will assume you're referring to Moby Dick
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29-Oct-2007, 06:35
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Country: Tunisia
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Current Location: Tunis First Language: Arabic Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
Dear teachers,
Would you know of a reliable site where I can HEAR British pronunciation (RP) by typing the words I need?
How do you pronounce the name of Shakespeare's wife "Anne HATHAWAY" and his best friend's "John DAVENANT", please?
Many thanks,
Hela |
29-Oct-2007, 20:38
| | Key Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Country: Romania
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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 hela Dear teachers,
Would you know of a reliable site where I can HEAR British pronunciation (RP) by typing the words I need?
How do you pronounce the name of Shakespeare's wife "Anne HATHAWAY" and his best friend's "John DAVENANT", please?
Many thanks,
Hela | /æn/ /`hæðəweɪ/
/dævnənt/ |
30-Oct-2007, 05:24
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Current Location: Thailand First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | |  Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
Hi all i am a new member to this site and looking at the question regarding names, my advice would be to pronounce the name with emphasis on the capital or first letter, such as P in the name Paul try saying PPPPPPP HOPE THIS HELPS  |
05-Nov-2007, 14:55
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Current Location: China Mainland First Language: Chinese Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
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05-Nov-2007, 18:29
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Country: Tunisia
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Current Location: Tunis First Language: Arabic Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
Thank you, manywords, for the sites.
As for the first one, Dictionary.com, do I need to subscribe to hear the pronunciation?
See you |
24-Jun-2009, 12:16
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Current Location: Transilvania First Language: Hungarian Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
hi,
How do you pronounce the name of the novelist A. S. Byatt? |
24-Jun-2009, 12:51
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Current Location: UK First Language: English Member Type: Other | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
"bye" [as in "goodbye" or "buy something"] + "at", eliding the a so it sounds like buyut |
24-Jun-2009, 17:46
| | Key Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Country: Transilvania
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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 Anglika "bye" [as in "goodbye" or "buy something"] + "at", eliding the a so it sounds like buyut | OK the first part is clear now: "bye or buy"
BUT I have not understood the second part "att" |
24-Jun-2009, 19:08
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Current Location: UK First Language: English Member Type: Other | | Re: The pronunciation of English names!!!
Say the name quickly: "buy - ut " with the stress on the first syllable. | | |
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