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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 23, 2022 10:05:08 GMT
Everyone loves a name pronunciation thread right?! I was just reading a Buzzfeed article (I know, I know!) about how we've been pronouncing Lindsay Lohan's name wrong all.this.time. Um, yes. Of course it's LOW-en. Who on earth pronounces it Lo-HAN ? ? ? And then in the comments I read a post that said something like "Just wait until you hear that Rihanna is pronounced Ree-ANNA and not Ree-ON-uh!" Um, of course it is pronounced Ree-ANNA. Who on earth pronounces it Ree--ON-uh ? ? ? I ask both of those questions knowing full well that half of you will probably say "Well *I* pronounce it Lo-HAN and Ree-ON-uh!"
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Post by lesley on Feb 23, 2022 10:11:13 GMT
Poor Buzzfeed writers. Some days they really have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to meet their copy requirements. 😂
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Post by craftykitten on Feb 23, 2022 10:37:58 GMT
It’s me, I would say lo-HAN. Re-ANNA, though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 10:53:34 GMT
It's more like Lo-un for me ( similar to the un at the beginning of Uncle) but definitely not Lo-Han. The H is silent.
Same as Re-anna - silent H.
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Post by gar on Feb 23, 2022 11:11:32 GMT
Low-han and Ree-anna 😁 How do you get Ree on uh??
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Post by Gennifer on Feb 23, 2022 11:19:47 GMT
Everyone pronounces it Ree-ON-uh, but I have heard her say it’s actually Ree-ANN-uh before. But, again, EVERYONE says it the first way. I also say Low-HAN, and have never heard her say it to know it’s different, or heard anyone else say it another way. ETA: This recent video pronounces her name like I always hear it, even though I know it’s incorrect. people.com/parents/rihanna-pregnant-expecting-first-baby/
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Post by fruitysuet on Feb 23, 2022 11:22:52 GMT
It’s me, I would say lo-HAN. Re-ANNA, though. Same for me. Mind you I seem to be hopeless at getting big brand name pronunciations wrong. Adidas, Nike, IKEA spring to mind.
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Post by littlemama on Feb 23, 2022 11:28:29 GMT
We pronounce them the way the media tells us to, since we dont know them and arent familiar with those names. Low-HAN and Ree-AHN-uh
If those arent correct, then these women should be correcting the media who pronounces them that way
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Post by gar on Feb 23, 2022 12:26:14 GMT
Everyone pronounces it Ree-ON-uh, but I have heard her say it’s actually Ree-ANN-uh before. But, again, EVERYONE says it the first way. Well clearly not everyone! 😄
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Post by Neisey on Feb 23, 2022 12:27:31 GMT
I say LOW-en and Re-ANNA. I’ve never heard anyone pronounce the H in Lohan but have heard people say Ree-ON-a.
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Post by artbabe on Feb 23, 2022 12:30:56 GMT
If those arent correct, then these women should be correcting the media who pronounces them that way Rihanna does try to correct people. There are several videos of her doing so. The media does what it wants to do.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 23, 2022 12:47:55 GMT
We pronounce them the way the media tells us to, since we dont know them and arent familiar with those names. Low-HAN and Ree-AHN-uh This is how I pronounce them as well.
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Post by MerryMom on Feb 23, 2022 13:01:43 GMT
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Feb 23, 2022 13:44:40 GMT
I don’t know how Lindsay Lohan pronounces her name but what I hear from others sounds very wrong to my ear…but my ear was trained in a majority Irish American world.
Related: Remember Cindy Sheehan, the anti-Iraq war activist whose son was killed there? I know several SHEE-uns and the media SHEE-HAN pronunciation was puzzling. The ONLY time I ever heard anybody pronounce it right was actually two people at once: Phil Donahue and Bill O’Donnell (American media) used to have little televised debates and they both pronounced it right when discussing her. They were politically very different and disagreed about HER but they were Irish Americans who both pronounced the name right when doing it. Cracked me up.
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Post by breetheflea on Feb 23, 2022 13:57:01 GMT
Lo-HAN and Ree-awwww-nuh as in rhymes with Brianna... my first name, which 50% of people pronounce wrong the second I tell them how to say it, so I gave up when I was a toddler and go by both. Even Diana Gabaldon gave an explanation on how to pronounce Brianna once, and she is wrong! Yes, I have issues
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 23, 2022 14:23:00 GMT
Low-han and Ree-anna 😁 How do you get Ree on uh?? I think that’s supposed to be like the way Anna is pronounced in the movie Frozen, like AHN-nuh. So Ree-AHN-nuh instead of Ree-ANN-uh. That’s my theory, anyway.
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Post by naby64 on Feb 23, 2022 14:23:23 GMT
I have always said LOW-un and I think I say Ri-AHN-uh. I will make sure to say it correctly from now on.
I get it. I have a simple middle name that I go by. Nope, it's not so simple. Renee. Re-NAY. Well, I hear Re-nuh. Ren-knee with the first part prouounced like the bird wren. And the spellings I get, don't get me started. I should have stuck with Jennifer.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 14:53:37 GMT
Low-han and Ree-anna 😁 How do you get Ree on uh?? I think that’s supposed to be like the way Anna is pronounced in the movie Frozen, like AHN-nuh. So Ree-AHN-nuh instead of Ree-ANN-uh. That’s my theory, anyway. British English pronounces Anna as A ( as in Adam nn a ( as in apple )
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Post by scrapmaven on Feb 23, 2022 16:07:36 GMT
I have mispronounced those names. Interesting.
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Post by gar on Feb 23, 2022 16:43:51 GMT
Low-han and Ree-anna 😁 How do you get Ree on uh?? I think that’s supposed to be like the way Anna is pronounced in the movie Frozen, like AHN-nuh. So Ree-AHN-nuh instead of Ree-ANN-uh. That’s my theory, anyway. I think, as always, we won't ever marry up these sounds because of our differences in pronunciation in the simple 'a'
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 16:56:40 GMT
I pronounce it Lo-Han. I think the pronunciation of Lindsey’s last name is different now because of her ever changing accent.
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Post by Zee on Feb 23, 2022 17:59:10 GMT
I've always said LO-han, so I chose "other" She's Reeanna but some people are Rionna, you just have to ask. That name goes both ways.
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Post by auntkelly on Feb 23, 2022 18:49:04 GMT
I owe both women an apology for mispronouncing their names. However I’ll bet they haven’t been pronouncing my name right either. 😁😁😁
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Post by scrappert on Feb 23, 2022 18:51:19 GMT
Reminds me of a name of a girl I went to school with
Rochelle
She pronounced it Ro-chell-e not Ro-chell
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 23, 2022 22:02:21 GMT
Everyone pronounces it Ree-ON-uh..... But, again, EVERYONE says it the first way. Except NOBODY in Australia pronounces it Ree-ON-uh. Nor in the UK apparently. Ree-awwww-nuh as in rhymes with Brianna... I agree that Rihanna rhymes with Brianna, but neither of them are pronounced with an 'awwwww' sound here! As gar said, the Anna part is pronounced with a short 'a' sound like apple or Adam.
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Post by Gennifer on Feb 23, 2022 23:32:33 GMT
I mean, she lives here in the states. She’s, presumably, covered way more in the media here, and I have never heard a person (media or otherwise, other than Rihanna herself) say it another way.
Does someone have a link to a local video where they are pronouncing it differently?
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Post by melanell on Feb 23, 2022 23:41:46 GMT
I never pronounced Lohan as LO-Han, but always as low-un, because I know a family with that name and they pronounce it low-un.
As for Rihanna---I chose "other", because I was confused about that one for awhile. When she first became popular, I would see the name and think Ree-ANNA, like Rhiannon. But then I would hear people say her name and think "Oh, she says it differently", and so then I started saying ree-ohnna. But then I heard her correct it and say it should be Ree-ANNA, and thought "See?! I was right!" But I still hear people say it the other way all of the time, which still baffles me.
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Post by AllieC on Feb 23, 2022 23:43:10 GMT
Everyone pronounces it Ree-ON-uh..... But, again, EVERYONE says it the first way. Except NOBODY in Australia pronounces it Ree-ON-uh. Nor in the UK apparently. Ree-awwww-nuh as in rhymes with Brianna... I agree that Rihanna rhymes with Brianna, but neither of them are pronounced with an 'awwwww' sound here! As gar said, the Anna part is pronounced with a short 'a' sound like apple or Adam. Yep, NOBODY in Aus pronounces it Ree-ON-uh. And Bree-aww-nah umm big nope to that too LOL
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 24, 2022 2:41:47 GMT
I think that’s supposed to be like the way Anna is pronounced in the movie Frozen, like AHN-nuh. So Ree-AHN-nuh instead of Ree-ANN-uh. That’s my theory, anyway. I think, as always, we won't ever marry up these sounds because of our differences in pronunciation in the simple 'a' I’m saying that’s where people are getting Ree-on-nuh. on=ahn sound. Or awn, like yawn.
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Post by katiekaty on Feb 24, 2022 10:03:50 GMT
A friend whose last name is Lohan says Low-urn sort of a drug out version of the word loan.
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