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In response to "where I come from, Sarah is pronounced Sare-ah. Like Sarah Palin. -- nm" by Beryllium

But mus is saying that the first syllable of Sarah Palin's name is not pronounced to rhyme with mare. -- nm

Posted by mara Aug 11 '10, 13:05

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People from different places pronounce words differently. I say SARE-uh, but I hear some people say SER-rah. -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 13:08
I'm really baffled by this. It feels like I am being Punk'd. You all really prounounce "Sarah" with a long "AY" sound? - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:07 4
- The "Sar" part has always been pronounced like "fair" or "dare" or "care". I've never heard it any other way. -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 13:09 2
  - this -- nm - oblique Aug 11, 13:09 1
    - See, if we were arguing the "ah" part, I could understand, because sometimes it's - TWuG Aug 11, 13:12
- I don't care whether you call it a long A or not. I prnounce it to rhyme with mare, bare, care, and share. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 13:08
right, its pronounced like the "a" in "captain". -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 13:06 5
- Exactly, Which is a totally different sound from "mare". - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:08 4
  - Where did you two learn English, because this is craziness! :-) -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 13:10
  - okay, so musubi and tfox are crazy. :) -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 13:09 2
    - I suspect Tfox was just being sarcastic. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 13:09 1
      - nope. -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 13:10

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