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Question: "Sharia" ?
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Shuh-ree-uh		  
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She-rye-uh		  
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Tender Branson
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« on: August 23, 2013, 01:48:32 AM »
I pronounce it like A.

But how about native-English folks ?

It's similar to "Maria(h)" and that is pronounced "Meh-rye-uh", no ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2013, 01:58:10 AM »
Like A.  But I still say I-raq... instead of ee-rock.  But I get annoyed when northern Minnesotans say I-talian.  Yay for inconsistency!

I'm sure Verin, as a language lover, would also say YAY! for inconsistency (though he might just say yay cuz he's very happy).

So sharia rhymes with maria... but not with Mariah.
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2013, 03:41:49 AM »
Quote from: Snowguy716 on August 23, 2013, 01:58:10 AM
So sharia rhymes with maria... but not with Mariah.

That is also how I pronounce it. However, I do not say I-raq or I-talian.
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2013, 04:42:07 AM »
The first one.

I also so I-rak and I-tal-yun...but the "aye" sound is very soft on the second one.  Sometimes REALLY hard on the first one, but only if I'm making fun of people who say it that way.
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2013, 04:44:59 AM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on August 23, 2013, 01:48:32 AM
I pronounce it like A.

But how about native-English folks ?

It's similar to "Maria(h)" and that is pronounced "Meh-rye-uh", no ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

Maria is pronounced like in Spanish. Mariah Carey's first name is pronounced the way you wrote it, but I've never seen the name Mariah anywhere else.
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2013, 04:59:48 AM »
The few Mariahs I've known have been lower middle class whites.
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2013, 05:02:09 AM »
I asked because of the latest NPD posters:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=166528.msg3842973#msg3842973
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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2013, 07:56:54 AM »
I say both Options 1 and 2.
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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2013, 09:23:01 AM »
Quote from: Snowguy716 on August 23, 2013, 01:58:10 AM
Like A.  But I still say I-raq... instead of ee-rock.  But I get annoyed when northern Minnesotans say I-talian.  Yay for inconsistency!

I'm sure Verin, as a language lover, would also say YAY! for inconsistency (though he might just say yay cuz he's very happy).

So sharia rhymes with maria... but not with Mariah.

YAY FOR EVERYTHING *hughughug* Grin
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« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2013, 09:29:11 AM »
#3.
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2013, 10:47:55 AM »
4: Shah-REE-ah, which almost the same as 1 except I don't mute the unstressed syllables down to schwas.
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« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2013, 01:57:03 PM »
Shuh-REE-uh, sort of like how you would pronounce diarrhea.

And I say I-rack and I-talian (with a short I, not like "eye-talian.")
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« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2013, 10:18:22 PM »
"Sharr (like "Sharp")- EE-yah"


"Errr - rahk"

"Ih-tal-EE-uhn"
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