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In response to "oh, Mare-ah actually makes sense to me. (rhymes with Sarah.)" by Andie

In what world does MARE-ah ryhme with Sarah? (nM)

Posted by musubi, pronounciation guide (aka musubi) Aug 11 '10, 12:47

wtf?

Responses:

You don't pronounce "mare" like the first syllable of Sara? -- nm - mara Aug 11, 12:52 1
- nope -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 12:55
Mare? Like a horse? Saire-ah. Maire-ah. Like Claire. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 12:50 10
- This. (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 12:55 9
  - Which contradicts your own post. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 12:56
  - riiiight. but that's what you are arguing against. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 12:56 7
    - No, I'm saying Mare is wrong, *because* it rhymes with Claire. (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 12:58 6
      - Which is not what Jax is saying. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 13:00 5
        
        I pronounce mare (horse) like Claire. - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:03 1
        
        bah. disregard the IM. - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:04
        
        Taken in conjuction with this post, I think that is what he's saying. (link) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:02 [Backboard] 2
        
        are you argueing that Mara is 'mah-rah' or that Mare-ah doesn't rhyme with Sarah? Two different points. - Andie Aug 11, 13:03 1
        
        Both! - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:04
Seems like a softer "a" to me. Regardless, because it's still "mah-rah". (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 12:50
how on EARTH do you say "sarah." -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 12:49 15
- Sah-rah. Mare has the long a sound. (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 12:52 14
  - Wait. That's not right either, it's not "Sah-rah", but it's not "Mare-ah" either. (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 12:54 1
    - I think we've discovered the root of your spelling problems. -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 12:56
  - yes, and that's how normal people say Sarah. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 12:54 11
    - mare = long a, like "say" or "bay". The "sar" in Sarah has an shorter "a" sound, like "map" or "bat". (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 12:57 10
      - For example a nightMARE, does not have the Sarah sound. (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:00 7
        
        You've just blown any pronunciation cred you had. Totally gone. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 13:05
        
        Wow. It *so* does the way I've always heard both pronounced. -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 13:03
        
        but see, it does. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 13:01 4
        
        You pronounce "Sarah" as "SAY-rah"? (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:03 3
        
        Nobody said it was like "say." We said it was like "mare." -- nm - mara Aug 11, 13:07
        
        No, both rhyme with dare or pair or care or fair or fare. -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 13:06
        
        not SAY-ra, but Sare-ah. it's still a long A sound. (sare rhymes with mare, air, fair.) -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 13:04
      - I've never heard it pronounced that way. I'm not even sure I *can* pronounce it that way. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 12:58
      - maybe in your world. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 12:58
Earth. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 11, 12:48

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