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poll: how do you pronounce my son's name?

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We knew when we chose the name Dashiell that we'd end up telling people how to pronounce/spell it, but I have to admit it's happened even more frequently than I anticipated.

Doesn't change how much we like it - and we're certainly not changing his name now lol - but I'm curious if Aussies struggle with it more than Americans since the only famous Dashiell (Hammett, the author) doesn't seem to have been popular here back in the day.

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  • PugTails3602PugTails3602 member
    I'm taking the easy way out and calling him "sweetie" or "Dash".  When I first saw the name, I would have sounded it out as Dash-ee-ell.  Then after I said it once, it turned to the first choice (Dash-shield minus the d).  Then the next time it turned to Dash-ell.  But then when I thought about it, I thought Dash-ull sounded right.  I am totally clueless...can't wait to hear what the "correct" answer is...
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  • lisakeikolisakeiko member
    Somewhere in between ell and ull, but I'll take the easy way out and just call him Dash.  Stick out tongue
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  • stargirl76stargirl76

    imagelisakeiko:
    Somewhere in between ell and ull, but I'll take the easy way out and just call him Dash.  Stick out tongue

    Hehe, this. 

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  • MrsNJSwimmerMrsNJSwimmer member
    imagestargirl76:

    imagelisakeiko:
    Somewhere in between ell and ull, but I'll take the easy way out and just call him Dash.  Stick out tongue

    Hehe, this. 

    THIS!!

    I chose #2, but then realized it was more lie "dash-(insert weird backwards e from the dictionary pronounciation guide here)-l" but with the emphasis on the first syllable, of course.

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  • lorem ipsumlorem ipsum

    LOL interesting! So it is harder to pronounce than I thought.

    The right answers are #1 (shield) and #3 (gulp).

    #1 is technically the correct way, but the Americanized version is #3 - for example if you watch The Incredibles, the mother calls her son Dash-ull Robert Parr in one scene. I even vary between the two depending on whether my Aussie or American accent is coming out stronger lol.

    Really it's not a big deal though - #2 is still pretty close, and I don't correct people unless they REALLY butcher it, like Day-ell. Partly because it's just not something I nitpick, and partly because even though #1 is "correct" it's still not really authentic, which would be more along the lines of Da-she-eell - (i.e., 3 syllables vs 2 syllables). So any of the three choices would get a pass from me. Cool

    I've noticed that on paperwork, they sometimes have him down as a "Miss" though, so apparently we picked a girly name. Oh well! Stick out tongue

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    Oh =P I didn't realize you gave away the answer already! But before scrolling down to read all the response posts, I voted for #1. Seeing all the different options kinda threw me off though, but my first thought was "shield" so I figured I'd vote for it.

    Hah, until you mentioned The Incredibles just now, I had forgotten that the son's name was Dash!

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  • lelekaylelekay member
    Yeah, I voted for #3, but I (in my head) say DASH-(schwa)ll.  If that makes sense to you (I'm not even sure it makes sense to me!).  Schwa meaning the upside-down "e" thingie to mean a non-commitall vowel.
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  • MrsNJSwimmerMrsNJSwimmer member

    imagelelekay:
    Yeah, I voted for #3, but I (in my head) say DASH-(schwa)ll.  If that makes sense to you (I'm not even sure it makes sense to me!).  Schwa meaning the upside-down "e" thingie to mean a non-commitall vowel.

    yes, that's what I was trying to say with the backwards e from the dictionary pronunciation! LOL  Totally forgot what that was called!

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  • HulaLoveHulaLove

    I didn't do the poll because it was taking to long to save :(

    But I would have vote Dash - Sheel but that's because I read the Maltese Falcon in American Lit. 


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