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Emmeline pronunciation?

posted 10 years ago by anubis-45
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Each time I watch this movie, I am intrigued at the pronunciation of Emmeline's name.

It is spoken as "Emma-lyne", rather than that which I would have thought, as "Emma-leen"

At first I thought that it was just the uncle/officer on board the ship that had this (strange) pronunciation, but throughout the whole movie, everyone seems to call her by the "Emma-lyne" version.

No wonder it was so often shortened to just "Em"...

Question: Is this the way it is pronounced in the US, or is it this way because that is what the director wished?

I am open to suggestions.

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[–] xenophile2002 10 years ago

I never thought of that. It just seemed that her name is Emma-lyne, and that's that. Perhaps that's how they said it back in the day?

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[–] sun_scryer 10 years ago

That's cultural. Like TY-dus versus TEE-dus. What country are you from?

[–] anubis-45 10 years ago

Sunny Australia, mate!

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[–] Suki77 10 years ago

I live in the US, and the middle name of one of my daughters is Emmaline, and that's how we say it- Emmalyne. Hope this helps

[–] Melpy 9 years ago

I have heard this as a character in both this and the Canadian Anne of Avonlea. Both had the same pronunciations.