Adele says we've been pronouncing her name wrong this whole time

[nATAH 46,238]

1 minute ago, gypsy Hero said:

If there only was a way to efficiently represent the right pronouncing for any given name without actually hearing the person say it…. 
 

[CautiousLurker 18,600]

Can relate, people pronounce my name wrong all the time too - it's hiunnn-tee 

[Togekiss 2,445]

13 minutes ago, NATAH said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English

[StrawberryBlond 14,577]

She's not meaning that we're literally saying her name wrong. Ah-dell is the correct pronunciation, it's merely accent that makes it sound different. You're not mispronouncing it when you say it with your accent, it's just the way your accent makes the name sound. For example, I want to ask this of Americans - when you say the name Clara, are you literally saying Clara or are you meaning to say Claire-a? Because I've always heard Americans say it like Claire-a and I think they are meaning to say Clara but their accents make it come out sounding different. I'd like to know what they're actually trying to say for verification. British accents work in the same way. My mum's called Isabelle and my aunt, despite having the same Scottish accent as us, is more working class and therefore has different ways of saying things and she pronounces it like Isabill and it drives me mad. I'd hate to have my name said wrong by my own family. Luckily, I noticed that she is saying it properly recently. Accents can give names a whole different flair but as long as you know what they're trying to say, it shouldn't be an issue.

[Juanlittlem 44,354]

54 minutes ago, Bonkers said:

oh shut up, Adele   

 

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Uh-dale*

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33 minutes ago, NATAH said:

[gaga4lifer 266]

okay UNHHHH delle

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[River 112,338]

it's RAHI-VER not REE-VER

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[Fresco 1,688]

1 hour ago, StrawberryBlond said:

For example, I want to ask this of Americans - when you say the name Clara, are you literally saying Clara or are you meaning to say Claire-a? Because I've always heard Americans say it like Claire-a and I think they are meaning to say Clara but their accents make it come out sounding different. 

 I would probably assume it was pronounced like Kara, which is like care-a.

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2 hours ago, StarstruckIllusion said:

“Sade Adu • Shar-Day”

what

She's known by only her first name, but for some reason they included her last name. Her first name is pronounced shah-day.

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20 minutes ago, Fresco said:

 I would probably assume it was pronounced like Kara, which is like care-a.

Most Americans would pronounce it that way, but in the UK it would be pronounced car-ra, not care-a.

The same thing happens with the name Tara. Americans often pronounce it as ter-ra, and in the UK it's pronounced tar-ra.

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[Adammmm 964]

I thought it was ah-duh-lé this whole time…

[PartySick 153,514]

I used to pronounce it "add uh lay" oops