Figuring out student's pronunciation of names is always a challenge. You never know what syllables the parents want stressed and vowels may be long or short anymore because hey, let's face it....people are not hooked on phonics anymore! The normal "rules" for pronunciation do not apply. Throw in the dashes, hyphens, and accent marks and a name could be pronounced any number of ways, but this is the best one yet!
Name: Le-a
How might you guess to pronounce that?
Leeeeah or
Leah or perhaps
Laya....but no....it is actually pronounced
wait for it....
make sure you are sitting down...
Ledasha because as "mom" put it....
the dash is not silent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
enjoy and share!
4 comments:
LOL... the dash is not silent. OH MY LANTA. What's with all the crazy names these days?
my mouth DROPPED. wow. poor kid.
Amy~ I hope you had a fabulous girl's getaway! I left you a surprise on my blog and it's not an award. What's with the awards anyway? Danielle, you, and me will have to discuss our feelings on blog awards. :)
Oh my gosh, you have got to be joking!!! lol
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