Why is it that...
celine is said cer-lean BUT caroline is caro-lie?
2006-08-10 15:04:15 · 15 answers · asked by ellie 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Celine is properly pronounced "sail - ing" it is french.
Even if you pronounced it phonetically - "sell - ine" ther would be on "r" sound in it.
Caroline is pronounced properly "car - o- line" not "car-o-lie" !!!
2006-08-10 21:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by ticklemonster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So where's the R is Celine?
I have never heard of "Cer-lean" Dion? Have you?
Why is the N missing in Caroline?
Ever heard of "Caro-lie" Kennedy? Not me.
2006-08-10 15:24:53 · answer #2 · answered by Intelligent and curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought Celine was pronounced ce-line. And Caroline is pronounced car-o-line. And yes, Celine is a French name.
2006-08-10 15:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by 60s Chick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because Celine is french and Caroline is english.
2006-08-10 15:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caroline is a female form of the name Carl and is German in origin. Pronounced - kar o line
Celine is French, has an accent over the first 'e' and is pronounced - say lean.
2006-08-10 21:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by stratmanreturns 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celine is a French name.
Thus, French pronunciation.
2006-08-10 15:09:44 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the "i" sound in Caroline is a long "i" vowel sound. The i in Celine is a short vowel sound.
2006-08-10 15:27:09 · answer #7 · answered by blueyedboyz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just one of the idiosyncrasys of the English language - learn to love it !
2006-08-10 15:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by beiterspace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French words sound funy anyway. Don`t worry about it.
2006-08-10 15:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by Jotun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-10 15:12:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋