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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:11 AM Original message |
How do you pronounce "Elijah?" |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. Biblical version is definitely pronounced J as in Jam |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. I defer to you only because it's Old Testament ... |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Never underestimate the power of a good Kentucky bourbon on pronunciation. n/t |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. That's a big +1000000000!! |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. I pronounce it "Eli-yah" |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. I thought that was the way! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. I pronounce it "Eli-zhah" but Merriam-Webster says I'm wrong. |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. "j" as in jam |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. Whatever way Elijah asks me to pronounce it... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. I always assume it's "Eli-zhah" unless I hear or am told otherwise. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Why? Do you say "Zhane" or "Zhanet"? "Zhohn" or "Zhames"? |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. No, it's just that that's how the majority Elijahs names are pronounced. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. i seem to use both pronunciations -- with the 'jam' - j -- more frequently. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. "J" as in "JAM". HARD "J". WTH is up with the Zsa-Zsa sound?! |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. I've heard it both ways. |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. I've always thought it was al-i-ah |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. The truly devout don't even say the word. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. eh-li-jah |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. Not to be confused with Hank Williams' "Kaw-Liga" |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. ih-LAHY-juh |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. Eh-lie-zhah |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
22. Ehliahu is the Hebrew pronunciation |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. oops dupe |
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