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Mah as as in car or far. That is how I've typically heard it and how a family member with that name pronounces it. Not "Mary-o". But it wouldn't surprise me if there were people that pronounced it that way.
And to answer your pronunciation, I read it as the "a" sound in car. I think if you wanted it to rhyme with Cara or Tara you would have to change the spelling to Maira. A local news reporter where I live is named Mara and it is always pronounced as I mentioned.
Maira doesn't look like it rhymes with Tara or Cara. I would say May-ra, but you don't say Tay-ra or Cay-ra.
No, you are incorrect here. In some dialects, LAW-ra is the usual and correct way to pronounce Laura. In the same way, Lawrence may be either LOR-ence or LAW-rence depending on where you are. It is not about ignorance. It is not about misspelling or mispronunciation. It's just about people with different accents saying things different ways.
By the way, English and Australian people think the way most Americans pronounce Harry and hairy the same way is ridiculous and "wrong." There are many other examples.
I am an American and i am amused when people say Hairy for Harry and Barey for Barry. It's just a matter of regional variations, though.
My husband and I are thinking of naming our child Mara. We were between Mila, Madelyn and Maya but wanted something less trendy and popular. There are 2 ways we could pronhounce Mara. Either Mar-ah pronouncing mar as in car or Mar-uh and pronouncing mar as in marriage and similar to Dara/Kara/Tara. Which do you think sounds better?
I like the first pronunciation, but I'll throw in yet another option for you. I met a little girl named Mali (Mah-li) and I think it's a cute name. And she is one spunky girl.
Mah as as in car or far. That is how I've typically heard it and how a family member with that name pronounces it. Not "Mary-o". But it wouldn't surprise me if there were people that pronounced it that way.
You are leaving out Mario as in carry-o. (Carry not rhyming with Mary as I think it does in some regions, but with an "a" as in "cat".) That's how it is said where I live, not Mahrio OR Mary-o.
You are leaving out Mario as in carry-o. (Carry not rhyming with Mary as I think it does in some regions, but with an "a" as in "cat".) That's how it is said where I live, not Mahrio OR Mary-o.
Ok. So does "cat" have a distinct "short A" sound(as I would use in "carry") or is that also made long, as in "cay-it"? Just curious as to whether you have any short A sound at all in your dialect.
I know the short E is missing from a lot of American dialects, so that "pin" and "pen" sound the same.
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