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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread British English #84631 10/25/2002 8:16 AM Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1 Maly stranger Maly stranger Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1 What is/are the standard pronunciations for AMEN and ABRAHAM, respectively???? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: British English #84632 10/25/2002 8:46 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Hi, Maly - and welcome! In the UK, AH-men is the most usual (although I have sometimes heard AY-men and, rarely ay-MEN) The OT sheep-farmer is, so far as I'm aware, always AY-bra-ham. The 'a' in -bra- is usually a schwa; otherwise it would be short, like the 'a' in 'cat.' This is an interesting question - what brings it up? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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