Sometimes we don’t know how to pronounce certain words, such as
some names
made up names
names and words in another language
made up words
and anything else not in a dictionary
So…
I thought maybe this thread could help. If you don’t know how to pronounce something, ask. If you know an answer, reply.
Unless you made up the name or the word (you own it), there might be several ways of pronouncing it. Also, saying that it rhymes with “class” is of no help, because I can think of two ways to say the word class. So, describing the pronunciation may pose a difficulty.
Since this might be a short thread, perhaps we could discuss meanings as well.
But never before have we had the convenience of (yet another) “Gallery” thread to collect all our vast and important knowledge in one place.
And notice how I didn’t ask how to pronounce YOUR name.
I think it’s pronounced “Kris Holm” (the “s” is silent and also unwritten – essentially, it’s non-existent. Here’s a pronunciation tip to help prevent saying the “s” – when your lips come together at the end to form a seal, just leave them that way until one second after the “m” sound stops. You may have to breathe through your nose.)
I’ve always said gazz with a soft “a”, as in caught. Though now that I stop to think about it, using gazz with a hard “a” as in cat may avoid some confusion with the word “gauze”.
For instance, an injured municyclist may find himself/herself in a position to say, “I really need some gauze!”. However, his/her fellow municyclists maybe think he/she is simply referring to a beefer tire rather than a wound dressing.
Gazz as in cat “Gazzaloddi” - The “a” is followed by two consenants, such as happy
Suzue like “Soo-Zoo” I have heard it pronounced “soo-zoo-ee” as well. They seem to affectionately be called “Suzies” (lik the name) in the UK among some uniers
I suppose it all depends on where you come from, and how you were brought up to talk as a child must have some influence on how certain words are pronounced.
