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( , Wed 29 Nov 2006, 16:33)
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By naming your daughter 'Neeamhher' but spelling it 'neve'
I mean how does 'niamh' get pronounced like that?
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 1:13, 5 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
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See-oh-bann.
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 10:04, Reply)
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Was called, as in spelt as 'Sibeal' but was called, as in spoken, 'chevelle' like the car.
We didnt last long, just couldnt get my tongue round it.
Frigid Irish bitch...
( , Thu 17 May 2012, 15:29, Reply)
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In Gaelic "mh" is sounded like a v. So's bh, but it's a different type of v sound. (If you're wondering why they don't just use "v", it's because they don't have a "v" in the Gaelic alphabet).
I could explain why you pronounce nia "nee" (or nee-i) but you'd lose the will to live when I start talking about slender vowels and discussing how there should be a nasal twinge to it.
( , Sat 26 May 2012, 19:47, Reply)
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