Naomi: how is it pronounced?

[Benjamin Barrett]

I do, too, though I use nah OH mee for the Japanese name. BB

On Feb 7, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Barbara Need wrote:

>
> I have a preference for your version, though the other doesn't sound
> bad. (On the other hand, I could be kidding myself!)
>
> Barbara
>
> Barbara Need
> Chicago
>
> On 7 Feb 2009, at 4:32 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>
>> Wils: Why are they (Cleveland) pronouncing it that way?
>>
>> Wife (Wilkes-Barre): What way?
>>
>> Wils: [naj 'o mi].
>>
>> Wife: That's the right way. Why? What do you think it is?
>>
>> Wils: "Think"? I *know* that it's [nej 'o mi].
>>
>> Wife: I've never heard it pronounced that way before, in my life.
>>
>> Wils: Well, I've heard [naj 'o mi] before, here and there. But, of
>> course, the correct pronunciation is [nej 'o mi].
>>
>> Wife: You're just messing with me, right? N-A-O-M-I? It's [naj 'o
>> mi].
>> Nobody says [nej 'o mi].

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